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MEDIA CLIPS – September 8, 2015 Arenado leaves game with chest contusion By Beth Maiman / MLB.com | September 7, 2015 SAN DIEGO -- Third baseman Nolan Arenado left the Rockies' 6-4 win over the Padres in the eighth inning with a chest contusion, but X-rays taken after the game came back negative. Arenado injured himself after attempting to make a diving play into the stands while going for a foul ball with bases loaded, which would have ended the inning. Arenado couldn't make the catch, as the ball graced his glove and he landed hard into the stands. Despite being in pain from the fall, Arenado was light-hearted when talking about the play after the game. "I thought if I dove I would have landed on some people," Arenado joked. "It would have cushioned my fall." Arenado said he thought he may have fallen on the armrest of an empty seat that he hit hard, causing him pain. Looking back on the play Arenado was upset he didn't make the catch, stating that it was right on his glove and that if he jumped a little further he would have been able to make the play. "When I watched the replay I actually got upset, Arenado said. "And then I was in pain." Arenado said he hopes to feel good for Tuesday's game and expects to be in the lineup. Carlos Gonzalez took his spot in the batting order and Rafael Ynoa took over duties at third base. 1 In his last at-bat of the game, Arenado had to dodge a pitch towards his head from Kevin Quackenbush, taking an awkward swing in the process for strike two. Arenado would eventually strike out and have a few words with the umpire in frustration. "It was hurting and it kind of got tight a little bit and every time I threw it kind of hurt. And that last at-bat it was feeling sore," Arenado said. "Anytime a guy goes into the seats you are a little nervous, but Nolan -- we have seen him pull off the impossible and he almost did it again," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "He came close to catching that and it was well into the seats." Arenado said it was just instinct to dive into the stands. "I feel like I have a chance to make a play and go for it," Arenado said. "I am not thinking about myself, I am just thinking about making that play and hopefully we get the out." 2 Kendrick’s arm, bat do it all for Rockies By Beth Maiman / MLB.com | September 7, 2015 SAN DIEGO -- Monday's 6-4 win for the Rockies against the Padres would turn out to be a memorable game for starting pitcher Kyle Kendrick. Surprisingly, not for what he did on the mound, but at the plate. In the fourth inning, Kendrick smashed his first career home run, blasting a 368-foot homer to left field, as the ball hit of the second deck of the Western Metal Supply Building. It took Kendrick 368 career at-bats before notching his first homer, which in turn was the 800th home run at Petco Park. "Ran into one I guess, was looking for a fastball and ran into it," Kendrick said. "It was fun, I enjoyed it." Kendrick said he plans on keeping the ball. "Oh yeah I am going to keep that," Kendrick said. "First home run, I think that's pretty special." Manager Walt Weiss admitted he wasn't expecting Kendrick to go long. "It was a good day for [Kendrick], gets a W, hits a home run," Weiss said. "He has been working back, it's only his second start after being out a long time. Still trying to build him up, but he did a great job, put us in a position to win that game." Kendrick, who made just his second start since coming off the disabled list on Sept. 2 with right shoulder inflammation, allowed three runs off seven hits, while striking out four in five innings to pick up his fifth win of the season. After his home run, Kendrick made a big play on the mound. With runners on the corners, and the Rockies with a three- run lead, Padres catcher Austin Hedges lined a ball up the middle that Kendrick caught, saving a run. The right-hander then quickly threw to first base to double off Derek Norris to end the inning. "I felt better today," Kendrick said. "The weather was great. My arm felt a lot better, my pitch count is better. I felt stronger. Got some tough innings, got some guys on base, got out of some jams, but all in all it was pretty decent." 3 Kendrick’s arm, bat do it all for Rockies By Corey Brock and Beth Maiman / MLB.com | September 7, 2015 SAN DIEGO -- Kyle Kendrick yielded three runs in five innings and hit his first career home run on Monday as the Rockies edged the Padres, 6-4, at Petco Park. Kendrick, who won for just the fifth time in 23 starts this season, allowed seven hits and had four strikeouts. Charlie Blackmon and DJ LeMahieu each had two hits and scored two runs. It was the first win for the Rockies at Petco Park this season. "It was a good day for [Kendrick], gets a W and hits a home run," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "He has been working back, it's only his second start after being out a long time. Still trying to build him up, but he did a great job, put us in a position to win that game." Matt Kemp had a two-run home in the first inning for the Padres, though he also failed to catch a Daniel Descalso fly ball in right field in the third inning that led to two runs as he was charged with an error. Ian Kennedy took the loss, allowing six runs, four earned, in five innings. MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Sun Strikes: In the third inning with runners on second and third and with two outs, Descalso lofted a ball to right field, which looked like a routine play for Kemp, who drifted back on the ball. However, while looking into the sun, Kemp dropped the ball, which allowed two runs to score as Descalso took third base. Kemp was charged with an error. More > Big bat Matt: Kemp continued his torrid second half with a two-run home run to left field in the bottom of the first inning after the Rockies jumped out to a 2-0 lead. For Kemp, it was his 19th home run of the season. The ball was smoked to left field, and Statcast™ tracked it having a 107-mph exit velocity. Kemp has 44 RBIs in 46 games in the second half A first for everything: Kendrick hit his first career home run, blasting a 368-foot homer to left field, as the ball hit of the second deck of the Western Metal Supply Building. It took Kendrick 368 career at-bats before notching his first homer. "Was looking for a fastball and ran into one I guess," Kendrick said. "It was fun, I enjoyed it." 4 A near-miss: Wil Myers narrowly missed a grand slam in the sixth inning, as his drive to left field would hook foul late, bouncing off the side of the Western Metal Supply Building. Colorado reliever Justin Miller eventually struck him out to preserve a 6-4 lead. "That typified what the game was about today," Padres interim manager Pat Murphy said of the Myers' near-miss and the missed opportunities throughout the game (4-for-11 with runners in scoring position). QUOTABLE "It's the worst. You don't expect it, especially the pitcher in that lineup. He did a pretty good job of letting us know." -- Kennedy, on allowing a home run to Kendrick, and his displeasure with how Kendrick reacted to the home run. SOUND SMART WITH YOUR FRIENDS When Padres catcher Austin Hedges cut down Nolan Arenado trying to steal second base in the fifth inning Monday, it marked the 49th CCS (catcher caught stealing) for the Padres this season -- that's the most in the big leagues. Derek Norris has 35 of them and Hedges has 14. ARENADO OUT Arenado left Monday's game in the eighth inning with a chest contusion. X-rays were negative and he'll be re-evaluated Tuesday. Arenado went into the stands trying to grab a foul ball hit by Myers in the sixth inning and then swung awkwardly during his final at-bat, a strikeout in the seventh inning. Arenado was replaced at third base by Rafael Ynoa. "It was hurting and it kind of got tight a little bit and every time I threw it kind of hurt and that last at-bat it was feeling sore," Arenado said. "But I will be ok, I got an X-ray and everything looked good. Hopefully tomorrow I feel good and I expect to be in the lineup tomorrow." UPTON JR. EJECTED San Diego outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. was ejected in the ninth inning by home-plate umpire Mike Muchlinski -- but only after he grounded out for the first out of the inning. Based on replays, Upton appeared to take exception with a called strike earlier in the count. 5 DOUBLE TROUBLE The Padres had already scored a run and had runners on the corners, trailing 6-3, in the fourth inning when Hedges lined a ball up the middle that Kendrick snagged, saving a run.