Padres’ 10-game winning streak ends

Max Scherzer struck out 10 and drove in two runs, Chris Young made a leaping catch at the fence for the final out and the Arizona Diamondbacks held off San Diego, 6-5, on Tuesday night to end the Padres’ 10-game winning streak.

The Diamondbacks nearly blew a six-run lead for the second straight day. On Monday, the Padres rallied from a 7-1 deficit in the eighth for a 9-7 victory in 10 innings.

On Tuesday night, the Padres scored four in the eighth to pull to 6-4.

San Diego loaded the bases against Juan Gutierrez with no outs in the ninth. Scott Hairston grounded into a 5-4-3 double play, cutting Arizona’s lead to 6-5, and then Young ended the game with a terrific grab on a drive to center by Kevin Kouzmanoff.