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SAN DIEGO (AP) – Kevin Jarvis was an unlikely candidate to give
the San Diego Padres a desperately needed win.
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He turned out to be just the guy, though, brushing aside his
8.24 ERA and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies 11-0 on
Thursday, throwing a seven-hitter for San Diego's first complete
game and shutout.
"Things haven't gone our way lately," Jarvis (1-2) said after
striking out a career-high 10 and getting his first win with the
Padres. "We needed a win in the worst way. I came out as focused
and aggressive as I know how to be and let things happen."
Did he ever. He retired his first nine batters, including six
straight by strikeout.
"Today he looked like a determined man and picked us up,"
manager Bruce Bochy said.
Jarvis, signed as a free agent on Jan. 5, got his first complete
game and shutout since 1996. It was his third shutout and fourth
complete game.
It was also San Diego's first complete-game shutout since Andy
Ashby threw one at Colorado on July 4, 1999, also by an 11-0 score.
"There's no better feeling as a starting pitcher than to finish
what you started," Jarvis said. "It's a sense of accomplishment
and satisfaction to give the bullpen a day off."
Rickey Henderson hit a three-run homer a day after becoming
baseball's walks leader, and Ryan Klesko went 3-for-4 with a
two-run homer and three runs scored. The Padres won for just the
second time in 11 games and avoided a four-game sweep.
The Phillies' six-game winning streak ended.
Jarvis "didn't look like a pitcher with an 8 ERA," Phillies
manager Larry Bowa said. "He changed speeds, he kept the ball
down. He threw a good breaking ball."
The Phillies had seen the video of Jarvis' 4-2 loss at Los
Angeles on Saturday, "and he didn't pitch like that today,"
catcher Mike Lieberthal said. "He was throwing a lot harder than I
thought. I was very surprised."
Jarvis didn't allow a hit until Brian Hunter singled leading off
the fourth. Hunter was erased in a rundown after Jarvis caught him
leaning off first.
Henderson gave the Padres a 9-0 lead on his two-out homer that
capped the six-run fifth inning and chased Robert Person (2-2).
Jarvis was aboard on an RBI single and Ben Davis on his third
straight walk. It was Henderson's first homer of the year.
"I just wanted to go up and hit the ball and feel confident at
the plate," Henderson said. "I think every day I'm feeling better
and better. It's always a good feeling when you hit the ball and
slap the ball out of the ballpark."
On Wednesday night, Henderson drew his 2,063rd walk, breaking
the record he shared for a day with Babe Ruth.
Chris Gomez hit a sacrifice fly and Bubba Trammell an RBI single
in the fifth. Davis added a two-run double in the sixth off Chris
Brock.
Klesko hit a two-run homer in the third. Phil Nevin hit an RBI
single in the first.
Person walked five in the first three innings. He allowed nine
runs and eight hits in 4 1-3 innings, walked six and struck out
two.
Game notes
Henderson will keep the base he touched Wednesday night to
make his record walk official. He'll donate his jersey to the Hall
of Fame, and the ball that Phillies reliever Jose Mesa threw to
walk Henderson will go to the Babe Ruth Museum in Baltimore.
Henderson broke Ruth's record of 2,062. ... Philadelphia's Bobby
Abreu went 0-for-3 to end his six-game hitting streak.
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OTHER GAMES
Baseball Scoreboard
Philadelphia Clubhouse
San Diego Clubhouse
Waiver games: Padres might tell Rickey to take a walk
Wednesday stroll: Rickey walks past Babe with 2,063
Runs mark is next on Rickey's list
RECAPS
Kansas City 6
Tampa Bay 0
Detroit 8
Baltimore 2
Boston 2
Minnesota 0
Cleveland 6
Anaheim 5
Seattle 7
NY Yankees 3
Oakland 16
Chi. White Sox 6
Montreal 4
St. Louis 3
Milwaukee 12
NY Mets 8
Chicago Cubs 7
Colorado 2
Cincinnati 7
San Francisco 5
San Diego 11
Philadelphia 0
Arizona 13
Atlanta 6
Los Angeles 6
Pittsburgh 3
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