SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Clint Barmes hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh and rookie catcher Austin Hedges homered and threw out a runner for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 Saturday night for their fourth straight win.The Padres have hit five home runs in the first two games of the three-game series. Matt Kemp, who homered in Friday night's 4-2 victory, hit a two-run double Saturday night.The Padres, who have underperformed after general manager A.J. Preller revamped the roster in a series of dazzling offseason moves, matched their season-high winning streak. They also won four straight from June 2-6. 
They then went 3-8, costing manager Bud Black his job. He was replaced by interim manager Pat Murphy.The game was tied at 3 in the seventh when pinch-hitter Melvin Upton Jr. drew a leadoff walk off Christian Friedrich (0-2). Tommy Kahnle came on and allowed Barmes' homer to deep left. It was the third for Barmes, who played for the Rockies from 2003-10.The Rockies closed to 5-4 on Troy Tulowitzki's homer to deep left off Joaquin Benoit with one out in the eighth, his 11th.Brandon Maurer (6-2) got one out for the win. Craig Kimbrel struck out the side in the ninth for his 25th save in 26 chances.Hedges homered to left with one out in the third, his second. He also threw out Brandon Barnes trying to steal second in the third.With the score tied at 1 in the sixth, Rockies starter Chad Bettis retired the first two Padres batters before walking Yangervis Solarte and Yonder Alonso. Kemp doubled into the left-center gap to give the Padres a 3-1 lead, clapping his hands as he pulled into second.The Rockies tied it the next inning, also with two outs. Starter Tyson Ross allowed Ben Paulsen's one-out single to right before getting former teammate Nick Hundley to fly out to left. Barnes hit an RBI triple into the left-center gap to chase Ross, and pinch-hitter Wilin Rosario doubled off Maurer to tie it.The Rockies had their fourth major baserunning blunder of the series in the fourth when DJ LeMahieu overran second on a single by Troy Tulowitzki. With LeMahieu caught in a rundown, Charlie Blackmon broke from third to home and was caught in a rundown and was tagged out. Carlos Gonzalez followed with an RBI groundout to tie the game at one.Colorado had three baserunning blunders in a 4-2 loss Friday night.
They then went 3-8, costing manager Bud Black his job. He was replaced by interim manager Pat Murphy.The game was tied at 3 in the seventh when pinch-hitter Melvin Upton Jr. drew a leadoff walk off Christian Friedrich (0-2). Tommy Kahnle came on and allowed Barmes' homer to deep left. It was the third for Barmes, who played for the Rockies from 2003-10.The Rockies closed to 5-4 on Troy Tulowitzki's homer to deep left off Joaquin Benoit with one out in the eighth, his 11th.Brandon Maurer (6-2) got one out for the win. Craig Kimbrel struck out the side in the ninth for his 25th save in 26 chances.Hedges homered to left with one out in the third, his second. He also threw out Brandon Barnes trying to steal second in the third.With the score tied at 1 in the sixth, Rockies starter Chad Bettis retired the first two Padres batters before walking Yangervis Solarte and Yonder Alonso. Kemp doubled into the left-center gap to give the Padres a 3-1 lead, clapping his hands as he pulled into second.The Rockies tied it the next inning, also with two outs. Starter Tyson Ross allowed Ben Paulsen's one-out single to right before getting former teammate Nick Hundley to fly out to left. Barnes hit an RBI triple into the left-center gap to chase Ross, and pinch-hitter Wilin Rosario doubled off Maurer to tie it.The Rockies had their fourth major baserunning blunder of the series in the fourth when DJ LeMahieu overran second on a single by Troy Tulowitzki. With LeMahieu caught in a rundown, Charlie Blackmon broke from third to home and was caught in a rundown and was tagged out. Carlos Gonzalez followed with an RBI groundout to tie the game at one.Colorado had three baserunning blunders in a 4-2 loss Friday night.
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