Edwin Jackson, Padres rout Brewers 12-3

By foxsports
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Edwin Jackson pitched seven scoreless innings and had an RBI double, and Jabari Blash hit his first major league home run to help the San Diego Padres rout the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3 on Wednesday.

Jackson (2-2) retired the first 11 batters he faced, and the Brewers didn't put a runner in scoring position until Kirk Nieuwenhuis doubled in the fifth.

Jackson signed a minor-league contract with the Padres in June after starting the season in Miami's bullpen. He gave up three runs -- two on Ryan Braun's homer -- on eight hits and struck out five over eight innings.

The Padres made it 8-0 on Yangervis Solarte's two-run, two-out homer in the sixth. Blash homered in the two-run seventh.

Junior Guerra (7-3) had a rare rough second-half outing, allowing four runs in the first two innings in a four-inning stint. Guerra had won four of his last five starts.

Padres rookie centerfielder Travis Jankowski had another productive day with two hits, two runs, a walk and two stolen bases. For the series, he was 6 for 11 with five stolen bases and five runs.

The Padres struck early, scoring three first-inning runs, thanks in part to Guerra's two walks. The big blow was a two-run single by Christian Bethancourt. San Diego added to its cushion to 4-0 in the third when Alex Dickerson's bloop double to left field scored Solarte.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Padres: RHP Tyson Ross (right shoulder, left ankle) reported no setbacks a day after an abbreviated throwing session off the mound. There's a chance Ross, who last pitched on opening day, will return before the season's end.

UP NEXT

Brewers: RHP Chase Anderson (6-10, 5.13) makes his second career start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday as Milwaukee continues its six-game road trip. Anderson, who beat Arizona on July 25, aims for his third straight win despite having no quality starts over his last eight outings.

Padres: LHP Christian Friedrich (4-6, 4.72) looks to recapture the form he flashed when winning three straight decisions in May and June as he faces the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. He's coming off a rocky outing, surrendering five runs on six hits in three innings against the Washington Nationals on July 24.