D-backs rally falls short in loss to Padres

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SAN DIEGO — Wil Myers snapped a 15-game homerless streak at Petco Park during the Padres’ 3-2 win over the D-backs Monday night, helping to spark the San Diego offense and back up yet another solid start from Clayton Richard.

Richard tossed six shutout frames before Arizona managed to score a run on Kyle Jensen’s seventh-inning RBI triple. The 33-year-old lefty induced 12 groundouts — his 66.5 percent ground-ball rate is the highest among starters with 50 IP — and has now managed a 1.71 ERA in his seven games since joining the San Diego rotation on Aug. 14. All told, he allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings.

Arizona …

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