Well, our stay in San Diego wasn't a complete disaster.  An offensive outburst and a great start from IPK helps clear some of the bad memories of the first two games, so hopefully the team kept memories in their heads while preparing for tonight's game.

Recaps:

• [azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks pummel San Diego Padres - "The offense came through. That makes it easier on you." Or is that you know how to win?

• [dbacks.com] Kennedy leaves Padres shaking heads - Kennedy's numbers against San Diego have been pretty amazing this year: 1.59 ERA, 27 Ks and only 5 walks.

• [foxsportsarizona.com] Kennedy fans 12 as D-backs cruise 11-5 over Padres - "When we got four runs, he turned into a different pitcher. If you get the lead in this park, you've got to pound the zone." Four runs? Guy obviously didn't realize we only need three to win.

• [miamiherald.com] Arizona Diamondbacks (50-78) at San Francisco Giants (71-57) - The Giants have a half game lead over Philadelphia in the Wild Card race, and are 4-6 over their last ten games.

• [cbssports.com] Diamondbacks-Giants Preview - Timmeh has lost his last four starts, the longest losing streak of his career. Barry Enright is 3-0 in his last seven starts.

• [foxsportsarizona.com] D-Backs at Giants, 7 p.m. - Lincecum says "[I]n my mind I feel like I'm close to getting back." Take your time, man. No hurry.

• [mccoveychronicles.com] Giants/Diamondbacks Series Preview - MCC disparages Stephen Drew and politely offers to let us trade him to the Giants for Eugenio Velez and Chris Ray. Yeah, uh we'll keep that in mind.

DBacks News:

• [dbacks.com] Enright relishes chance to battle aces - Rodrgio Lopez kept drawing aces in the early season, but now he's passed that on to Enright. Of course, Enright's handled it pretty well.

• [scout.com] Kennedy and Hudson and Enright. Oh My! - Our young pitching is looking pretty good, but the Diamondbacks are taking a cautious approach. "I guess when they get their butt kicked, we'll know what we have, because we'll see how they bounce back."

• [azcentral.com] Arizona Diamondbacks aim to hire permanent GM before end of season - Hall says they started interviewing some of the candidates earlier this month, and they'll consider "a handful" of candidates, including DiPoto.

Around Baseball:

• [fangraphs.com] The Old Curmudgeons Are Right: Baseball Nicknames Useta Be Way Better - It's very true.  (Vintage base ballers, keep this in mind.)

• [theonion.com] Lou Piniella Immediately Wins World Series After Removing Cubs Uniform For Last Time - It was inevitable.

• [fangraphs.com] FanGraphs Stats and the Cy Young Award - What stats should voters consider when handing out awards like the Cy Young?

• [yahoo.com] Marlins execs funneled cash to themselves - The Marlins uproar continues- why did the Marlins pay millions to a company owned by their owner?