Hundley drives in 3 and homers as Padres earn series win with 5-0 victory over Diamondbacks

Hundley, Correia lead Padres over Diamondbacks 5-0

SAN DIEGO — Nick Hundley homered and drove in three runs, and Kevin Correia pitched 5 2-3 strong innings to help the San Diego Padres to a 5-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, giving them their first series win this season.

Hundley tied a career high with three RBIs, including his first homer, a solo shot in the fourth against Arizona starter Kris Benson (0-1). The right-hander was recalled from Triple-A Reno before the game and made just his third big league start since 2006.

With the Padres leading 3-0 in the seventh, Hundley blooped a single to center with the bases loaded that scored two more and pushed the lead to 5-0.

Correia (2-1) held Arizona mostly in check as the Diamondbacks didn’t advance a runner past second against him. His eight strikeouts fell one short of his career high as he earned a second straight victory.

Four San Diego relievers combined to hold Arizona scoreless and preserve the Padres’ first shutout. Arizona’s offense was held scoreless for the first time, and has been shut out in its last 15 innings.

A two-out walk in the sixth chased Correia, who lost to Arizona in his first start of the season. He allowed three hits and walked two.

Benson, who came to Arizona on a minor-league contract in March and has pitched in only eight games since the end of the 2006 season, allowed several other hard-hit balls, but only Hundley’s homer hurt Benson as he lasted six innings, giving up two runs on six hits. He walked four and struck out one.

The Padres got to Benson right away, as the first three hitters he faced reached base before Jerry Hairston scored on a double-play grounder by Chase Headley for a 1-0 lead.

San Diego loaded the bases with two outs in the second and fifth, but Benson got out of both jams.

Scott Hairston drew a bases-loaded walk in the seventh from Jordan Norberto, who allowed three runs. Hairston had popped out with the bases loaded in the fifth to end a scoring threat.

NOTES: San Diego first baseman Adrian Gonzalez received his Rawlings Gold Glove award on the field before the game. It was the second consecutive time Gonzalez has won it. … Benson’s call-up reunited him with Arizona manager A.J. Hinch. The two were teammates on the 1996 U.S. Olympic baseball team. … The Padres struck out a season-high 13 batters.