SAN DIEGO (AP) β Justin Upton homered with two outs in the eighth inning to give the San Diego Padres a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
Upton, one of several star players obtained in an offseason roster revamp, hit the first pitch he saw from Randall Delgado (0-1) into the seats in left. It was his third. Upton also homered in a 5-1 win Tuesday night.
Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his third save in as many chances since joining the Padres the day before the season opener.
Joaquin Benoit (3-0) pitched the eighth for the win.
Yasmany Tomas, Arizona’s heralded 24-year-old prospect, made his big league debut as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and grounded out to second to end the inning.
Paul Goldschmidt gave the Diamondbacks a 2-0 lead with his opposite-field home run to right off Brandon Morrow with one out in the first off second. It was third homer of the season and his 500th career hit. Ender Inciarte was aboard on a leadoff single.
