Padres looking for positives during losing skid

Cashner's 7 2/3 innings 1:32 7/8/15: Andrew Cashner throws six one-hit innings before running intro trouble, finishing with four earned over 7 2/3 with five strikeouts J. Upton's homer-robbing catch 0:48 7/7/15: Justin Upton ranges back to the wall in left and makes an incredible leaping catch to rob Andrew McCutchen of a go-ahead homer Luebke gets good news after MRI on left elbow Kennedy's solid start 0:56 7/5/15: Ian Kennedy fires six innings of three-run ball and fans four batters in a quality start against the Cardinals Must C: J. Upton robs a home run 1:52 7/7/15: Justin Upton goes way above the left-field wall to rob fellow 2015 All-Star Andrew McCutchen of a go-ahead home run Padres general manager A.J. Preller is hoping the club finds its consistency in the second half of the season. (AP) Upton to represent Padres in All-Star Game ICYMI: Friars drop close contest in PittsburghThe evening got off to a wet start after a nearly two-hour ran delay in the top of the third brought an early end to ' night. Ross surrendered only two hits and a strikeout on 27 pitches through two innings before manager Pat Murphy opted to go to the bullpen as a precaution to prevent injury to the former Padres All-Star. A bullpen combination of , , and followed, combining for six innings and surrendering three earned runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts. Benoit was pegged with the loss after giving up a go-ahead RBI-triple to with two outs in the bottom of the eighth.

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