Murphy gets 1st win as San Diego manager, 3-1 over Athletics

Published Jun. 18, 2015 7:08 p.m. ET

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Pat Murphy got his first win as San Diego's manager, Derek Norris homered against his former team and the Padres beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 Thursday.

Matt Kemp hit his second home run in three days, and San Diego stopped a four-game losing streak. The Padres fired manager Bud Black on Monday and hired Murphy the following day.

Ian Kennedy (4-5) gave up one run and four hits in six innings, allowing only one runner past second base. Kennedy, who struck out Stephen Vogt with the potential tying run at the third in the sixth, has a 2.63 ERA in his last four starts after compiling a 7.15 ERA in his first eight.

Craig Kimbrel pitched a one-hit ninth for his 17th save in 18 chances, completing a five-hitter.

Rookie Kendall Graveman (3-4) allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings, struck out six and walked one.

San Diego struck out eight times, raising its total in four games against Oakland this week to 4

Oakland right fielder Josh Reddick went down hard after colliding with center fielder Billy Burns while chasing Melvin Upton's triple in the eighth. Reddick -- who appeared to get hit in the face by Burns' gloved hand and absorbed a knee to the groin -- lay on the warning track for several moments as manager Bob Melvin and a team trainer rushed out from the dugout. Reddick remained in the game.

A day after setting season-highs for runs (16) and hits (20), Oakland couldn't get much going.

Kemp homer in the fourth and Norris doubled the lead when he homered leading off the sixth. He had been hitless in six at-bats at the Coliseum since he was traded to San Diego in December.

Josh Phegley homered in the sixth for Oakland, which had won four games in a row.

Melvin Upton Jr. tripled and scored on brother Justin Upton's sacrifice fly into foul territory in the eighth.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Padres: Infielder Will Middlebrooks was kept out of the starting lineup while Norris made his first career start at first base. Yonder Alonso, San Diego's normal starting first baseman, got the start at third. ... Middlebrooks struck out as a pinch hitter in the seventh.

Athletics: 1B Ike Davis (strained left quadriceps) played for Triple-A Nashville on Wednesday and is expected to be activated from the disabled list as early as Friday.

UP NEXT

Padres: RHP James Shields (7-0) pitches the series opener in Arizona on Friday and is third in the NL in strikeouts. Shields has fanned six or more in all but two of his 14 starts this season.

Athletics: RHP Sonny Gray (8-3) takes his majors-low 1.60 ERA into Friday's start against the Angels.