KFMB · Jul 6, 2018
Lauer, Hedges help Padres beat slumping Diamondbacks 6-3
San Diego Padres' Austin Hedges, right, celebrates his home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks with Travis Jankowski (16) during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 5, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)PHOENIX (AP) — Eric Lauer limited Arizona to a run over five innings, Austin Hedges homered for the first time since April 10 and the San Diego Padres opened a four-game series in the desert with a 6-3 victory over the slumping Diamondbacks on Thursday night.
The Diamondbacks fell to 1-6 in what will be a 10-game homestand and dropped into a virtual tie with the idle Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the NL West. Arizona had been alone in first since June 8.