Graveman retired 17 of his first 18 batters -- Padres infielder Dusty Coleman homered against his former organization with one out in the third -- and his only other base runner, Luis Sardinas, was caught stealing to end the sixth. Graveman struck out six and walked none.
"Kendall was on it today," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "For the most part, just moving his fastball around, whether it was a straight one, or whether it was a sinker."
The Padres countered with Luis Perdomo, who is competing for a job in the rotation, and the right-hander delivered five innings of one-run ball, yielding three hits with three walks and three strikeouts, his lone run the result of a wild pitch.