Upton homer lifts Padres to 7-2 defeat of the Diamondbacks: By the Numbers

Jun 27, 2015, 10:18 PM | Updated: 10:19 pm

The Arizona Diamondbacks have now lost three in a row after a 7-2 loss to the San Diego Padres.

Justin Upton’s homerun in the bottom of the fifth inning gave the Padres a 4-2 lead and they never looked back.

D-backs starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson gave up ten hits and seven runs in his five and a third innings of work. The Upton homer really blew the doors open, as the Padres went on to score three more runs in the sixth inning.

Padres starting pitcher Andrew Cashner gave up only two runs in seven innings.

The D-backs did recover from Friday night, totaling eight hits on Saturday night after amounting to only two hits on Friday night.

Here’s the game, by the numbers:

.321

Nick Ahmed is hitting .321 in his last eight games.

8

David Peralta has now hit safely in eight of his last eleven games.

1,000

Saturday night was the anniversary of win number 1,000 for the D-backs in 2010.

8

Paul Goldschmidt has now hit safely in eight straight games.

.272

A.J. Pollock is only hitting .272 this month after hitting .309 in May and .320 in April.

San Diego Padres' Justin Upton, right, and Derek Norris celebrate after Upton's two-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

San Diego Padres' Justin Upton, right, celebrates with Yonder Alonso after Upton hit a two-run home run during the fifth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

San Diego Padres' Justin Upton swings on a two-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

Arizona Diamondbacks left fielder David Peralta can't make the catch on a double by San Diego Padres' Cory Spangenberg during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt has words with home plate umpire Gary Cederstrom after being called out on strikes to end the the top of the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

San Diego Padres center fielder Will Venable, right, and shortstop Alexi Amarista come up short while trying to catch a bloop-single hit by Arizona Diamondbacks' Jake Lamb in the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

San Diego Padres' Derek Norris grounds out to shortstop, driving in Yonder Alonso against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

San Diego Padres' Matt Kemp high-fives his way through the dugout after scoring against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

San Diego Padres' Yonder Alonso gets a base hit to center field to drive in Matt Kemp in the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

San Diego Padres second baseman Cory Spangenberg is upended by Arizona Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed while relaying to first to complete a double play in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. Paul Goldschmidt was out at first. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson works against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Andrew Cashner winds up during the first inning of the Padres' baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Andrew Cashner works against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 27, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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