Arizona’s 9th in a Row Is Tense

The San Diego Padres left Phoenix angry and winless in three tries.

Randy Johnson (6-4) struck out 14 in six innings and created a stir by hitting San Diego starter Kevin Jarvis with a 94-mph fastball Sunday as the Diamondbacks defeated the Padres, 8-4, to tie their franchise record with nine victories in a row.

Reggie Sanders had five runs batted in and hit a home run in Arizona’s four-run first inning as the Diamondbacks completed a sweep of the Padres. Sanders’ single in the fifth put the Diamondbacks ahead, 7-4.

Jarvis (3-5) had to leave the game because of a bruised right triceps after he was hit by Johnson’s pitch to lead off the fifth inning. He accused Johnson of throwing at him.

Arizona catcher Damian Miller said Johnson threw a fastball that just got away.

“That’s just idiotic,”’ Miller said. “It was completely unintentional.”

In the bottom of the sixth, emotions heightened when the Diamondbacks’ Luis Gonzalez was hit in the right buttocks by reliever David Lee.

When the inning ended, both benches emptied and Padre third base coach Tim Flannery was thrown out of the game.

Padre Manager Bruce Bochy said he didn’t think either batter was hit intentionally.

Hard feelings had been simmering since Tuesday, after Arizona criticized Ben Davis for bunting to break up Curt Schilling’s perfect game in San Diego.