Following a 3-game weekend sweep over the Giants in San Francisco, the Arizona Diamondbacks headed down the coast to open up a 3-gamer in San Diego. It didn’t go well for the Diamondbacks, namely starter Micah Owings, who was roughed up by the Padres in an 8-5 loss.

Owings lasted only 3 innings, giving up 6 hits and 8 earned runs in the loss. He yielded two home runs, the first a two-run shot to light-hitting shortstop Khalil Greene in the first inning. After Chris Young put the Diamondbacks ahead with a 2-run blast off of Padres’ starter Greg Maddux in the 3rd inning, the Padres bounced back with 6 runs in their half of the third. Kevin Kouzmanoff started it with a 2-run single, Jody Gerut added an rbi double, and former Arizona Wildcat Nick Hundley capped the inning with a 3-run homer to make it 8-3.

The Diamondbacks clawed a little closer in the 6th when Chad Tracy scored on a wild pitch by San Diego reliever Wil Ledezma, and an rbi double by Conor Jackson in the 8th.

Owings has been awful as of late for manager Bob Melvin. He’s lost his last 7 decisions, his last victory coming May 25th against the Braves. Owings, who was making his first start since July 9th, has an ERA of 9.00 in his last 8 starts. After his last victory, back in May, Owings was 6-2 with a 3.73 ERA. After tonight’s dreadful performance, his record is 6-9, and his ERA has ballooned to 5.93. He’s really been the only weak spot in a rotation including Dan Haren, Brandon Webb, Randy Johnson and Doug Davis.

On the other side of the coin, future Hall-of-Famer Greg Maddux registered his first victory since May 10th. The veteran right-hander went 5 innings, allowing 9 hits and 4 runs on the night.

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Here’s what others are saying about the Diamondbacks’ loss in San Diego…

Padres cool D-Backs [Azcentral]

D-Backs winning streak comes to a halt [East Valley Tribune/AP]

The series continues tomorrow night at the big pet store, with Doug Davis on the hill for Arizona facing Chris Young of the Padres. (We always look forward to those Chris Young vs. Chris Young matchups…) First pitch is at 7:05.

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