San Diego

Padres shut out the Diamondbacks, 3-0

 It was Star Wars night at Petco Park Saturday, and you could say the force was with the Padres.

 San Diego beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0, mostly due to starting pitcher Robbie Erlin, who took the mound for only his second start since being called up earlier this month.

The first one didn’t go so well, but the second one was strong. Erlin pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing only two hits and one walk.

The Padres were off the board until the sixth inning, when infielder Jedd Gyorko hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Cory Spangenberg. In the eighth, outfielder Justin Upton delivered a double into left field, again scoring Spangenberg, and one batter later, Gyorko notched another sacrifice fly R-B-I to bring in Matt Kemp.

It was the sixth shutout of the season for the Friars, who have only seven games left to play this season.

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