ANAHEIM -- A productive April has been followed by a month of offensive struggles for Padres' right fielder Matt Kemp.
But even as his batting average plummeted and his swing got long in search of hits while RBI opportunities went unfulfilled, Kemp refused to hang his head.
"You go through stretches where things aren't working your way," Kemp said. "I have hit that stretch. I feel like the earlier the better. Now I can do some things to help this team start to win."
He did that in the Padres' 4-0 victory over the Angels in 10 innings on Tuesday, driving in three runs with a double off Angels' reliever Joe Smith to break a scoreless tie.