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It was an interesting game to note, considering that there was widespread speculation that both Kennedy and Upton would no longer be a Padres at this time of the year with both of them impending free agents.

Kennedy (7-10) was lifted after throwing 98 pitches, only 58 for strikes. He gave up one run on two hits and the six walks while striking out four. OF Marlon Byrd leads the Reds with five homers over the last four weeks. And in the 9th, Craig Kimbrel put down the Reds in order (a one pitch out, a Brandon Phillips strikeout and a Suarez groundout) to seal the victory. The Reds fell to 1-2 on their current 10-game road trip with a 4-3 loss in 10 innings at Arizona on Sunday.

Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher David Holmberg throws against the San Diego Padres in the first inning of a baseball game Monday, August 10, 2015, in San Diego.

“It couldn’t have gone more ideal for him tonight”, Padres manager Pat Murphy said.

The Padres wasted an opportunity in the sixth when Derek Norris opened with a double.

Kennedy tries to bounce back after giving up four runs in the first of his seven innings in Wednesday’s 8-5 loss in Milwaukee in his return from paternity leave.

Frazier and Jason Bourgeois each hit solo home runs to left field against Frank Garces, who surrendered three runs in the ninth.

Bruce slammed his 18th homer of the season in the second, sending an 89 miles per hour fastball 406 feet over the right-field fence, and the Reds appeared poised to score more as Kennedy struggled with his control.

Lorenzen (3-8) gave up seven hits in his shortest outing of the season.

“He has that presence in the lineup”, Kennedy said. It is the 39th 20 home run season by a Padres player in the franchise’s history.

Reds: RHP Michael Lorenzen (3-7, 4.84 ERA) ranks among the National League rookie leaders in ERA (ninth), starts (tied for third), innings pitched (fourth), strikeouts (fifth) and opponents’ batting average (seventh).

Colin Rea made the most of his major-league debut.