SAN DIEGO -- Jesse Hahn and four relievers combined on a five-hit shutout while the Padres mustered just one hit of their own in a 1-0 win over Cincinnati on Monday night.The Reds came into the contest with a five-game winning streak after sweeping a four-game series from the Giants in San Francisco, but Hahn and the Padres bullpen halted the Reds' offense.It was the second time this season the Padres won with just one hit, following a 3-2 win against Pittsburgh on June 4. 
The result was a fitting end to a month that featured the Padres recording the lowest team batting average (.171) for any month in Major League history. The previous lowest mark belonged to the 1972 Brewers and the 1966 Athletics (.176), who both set the mark while playing far fewer games in April.Tommy Medica's single in the second inning was San Diego's lone hit. Medica has now reached base in 10 of his last 11 games, with the only exception being Tim Lincecum's no-hitter Wednesday.Medica also played a key part in the game's lone run in the fifth inning -- after walking, he swiped second for his first career stolen base and then advanced on consecutive fly balls from Cameron Maybin and Everth Cabrera.The Reds threatened to get to Hahn in the second frame after three batters reached in a row with two outs, but Hahn struck out his counterpart Mat Latos to leave the bases loaded.After that, Hahn proceeded to have perhaps the best stretch of his young career to end his outing. Including Latos, nine of the last 11 batters he faced struck out, with only Todd Frazier getting on base via a single in the third.Hahn finished his fifth Major League start having allowed just three hits and two walks with a career-high nine strikeouts in five innings. His ERA is now 1.95.After Hahn exited, Blaine Boyer, Dale Thayer, Joaquin Benoit and Huston Street combined to keep the shutout intact. Street's save was his 22nd in 22 chances.Latos was dominant in his return to Petco Park, where he played for San Diego from 2009-2011 after being drafted by the Padres in 2006. He allowed just one hit and one run with one walk and four strikeouts in seven innings, but it wasn't enough to give Cincinnati the win.The Reds' best chance against the Padres bullpen came in the seventh, when Devin Mesoraco hit a one-out double off Thayer. Two batters later, Zack Cozart hit a sinking liner to left that looked like it could drop in and tie the game, but Carlos Quentin ran in for a diving catch to keep Cincinnati at bay.Maybin had two spectacular defensive plays in center field -- a diving catch in the first that started an 8-3 double play and a running grab in the eighth before colliding harmlessly with the center-field wall.The victory put San Diego into a tie with Colorado for third place in the National League West.Will Laws / MLB.com
The result was a fitting end to a month that featured the Padres recording the lowest team batting average (.171) for any month in Major League history. The previous lowest mark belonged to the 1972 Brewers and the 1966 Athletics (.176), who both set the mark while playing far fewer games in April.Tommy Medica's single in the second inning was San Diego's lone hit. Medica has now reached base in 10 of his last 11 games, with the only exception being Tim Lincecum's no-hitter Wednesday.Medica also played a key part in the game's lone run in the fifth inning -- after walking, he swiped second for his first career stolen base and then advanced on consecutive fly balls from Cameron Maybin and Everth Cabrera.The Reds threatened to get to Hahn in the second frame after three batters reached in a row with two outs, but Hahn struck out his counterpart Mat Latos to leave the bases loaded.After that, Hahn proceeded to have perhaps the best stretch of his young career to end his outing. Including Latos, nine of the last 11 batters he faced struck out, with only Todd Frazier getting on base via a single in the third.Hahn finished his fifth Major League start having allowed just three hits and two walks with a career-high nine strikeouts in five innings. His ERA is now 1.95.After Hahn exited, Blaine Boyer, Dale Thayer, Joaquin Benoit and Huston Street combined to keep the shutout intact. Street's save was his 22nd in 22 chances.Latos was dominant in his return to Petco Park, where he played for San Diego from 2009-2011 after being drafted by the Padres in 2006. He allowed just one hit and one run with one walk and four strikeouts in seven innings, but it wasn't enough to give Cincinnati the win.The Reds' best chance against the Padres bullpen came in the seventh, when Devin Mesoraco hit a one-out double off Thayer. Two batters later, Zack Cozart hit a sinking liner to left that looked like it could drop in and tie the game, but Carlos Quentin ran in for a diving catch to keep Cincinnati at bay.Maybin had two spectacular defensive plays in center field -- a diving catch in the first that started an 8-3 double play and a running grab in the eighth before colliding harmlessly with the center-field wall.The victory put San Diego into a tie with Colorado for third place in the National League West.Will Laws / MLB.com
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