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The San Diego Padres hit four home runs in their Spring Training game vs. the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday in Peoria, including back-to-back home runs from newly acquired outfielders Matt Kemp and Justin Upton.

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It was the second time that Upton left the yard in Spring Training, while the three-run homer for Kemp was his first of the spring.

Newcomer, third baseman Will Middlebrooks, also added one of the home runs. It was his second in as many days.

The last homer belonged to outfielder Carlos Quentin, his first of the spring.

The Padres would go on to win the game 10-5. Right hander Ian Kennedy got the start and allowed three runs on five hits in 1.2 innings.

Left hander Robbie Erlin, who’s vying for the fifth spot in the starting rotation, pitched two scoreless innings, while allowing two hits and walked one.

Notes:

• Right hander Andrew Cashner will be flying to Houston on Wednesday to tend to his mother Jane who is currently battling Leukemia. Cashner pitched three no-hit innings on Monday, but left the field with Manager Bud Black who walked him to a telephone where he was able to talk to his family. “She’s on a breathing machine, on a dialysis machine and on a feeding tube. Things aren’t very good, but there’s a chance that she can fight through all of this,” said Cashner to Padres.com. “… It’s just yesterday wasn’t a good day.”

•Catcher Tim Federowicz, who was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers this offseason along with Matt Kemp, will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Thursday to repair a torn meniscus. He suffered the injury while playing defense in a game against the Colorado Rockies Sunday. Federowicz was slated to be the team’s backup catcher. General Manager A.J. Preller said to Padres.com that the team would evaluate the injury before deciding to add another catcher.

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