SAN FRANCISCO (AP) β Buster Posey hit his second grand slam in five games and the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 6-0 on Wednesday night.
Posey hit his 11th home run of the season on a 2-2 pitch from San Diego starter Ian Kennedy (4-6) with two outs in the third inning. That came two batters after Joe Panik’s sacrifice fly drove in Andrew Susac.
It’s Posey’s fourth career grand slam. The Giants’ All-Star catcher also hit one against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 19.
Ryan Vogelsong pitched six scoreless innings for his second straight win. Vogelsong (6-5) gave up five hits, struck out four and walked two while helping San Francisco to its majors-leading 12th shutout.
San Diego’s Matt Kemp went 0 for 4 with one strikeout while batting leadoff for the first time since 2010.
