The inverse was true for the Padres, whose string of nine consecutive quality starts came to an end when Ian Kennedy didn't make it out of the fourth inning. Kennedy had the last non-quality start in a home loss to the Nationals on May 17. Kennedy allowed homers to Jung Ho Kang, Gregory Polanco and Starling Marte in the first three innings as the Padres lost for the sixth time in their last seven home games.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Bucs blitz Kennedy: Of the first 13 Pirates players to come to the plate, seven reached safely and six of them scored, giving them a 6-0 lead before an out was recorded in the third inning.