Official Site of the Padres · Jul 22, 2015
Kemp, Kimbrel have Padres looking up
7/20/15: Craig Kimbrel retires Hector Sanchez to earn the save and seal a 4-2 win for the PadresDuring the Padres' recent five-game winning streak, it finally came to pass, as Kemp and Kimbrel played major roles.
Kemp hit a two-run go-ahead homer on Monday night to extend his hitting streak to a season-high eight straight games.
And Kimbrel tied two Padres records as he picked up the save in the Padres 4-2 win over the Giants at Petco Park.
Kemp is 9-for-18 during the streak, with two doubles, three homers, seven RBIs and three runs scored. Four times in five games, he has put the Padres ahead with a hit, raising his Major League-leading total of go-ahead RBIs to 24.