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Upton homers twice as Padres beat Nationals 6-5

Justin Upton homered twice and had three RBI, Matt Kemp added a two-run double and the San Diego Padres held on to beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Wednesday night.

Tyson Ross (9-9) allowed four runs in 6 1/3 innings for the Padres, who evened the three-game series and will try for their fifth straight series victory in Thursday's finale.

Denard Span doubled twice for Washington in his second game back from the disabled list following back spasms, but Gio Gonzalez (9-7) failed to pitch more than five innings for a sixth time in seven starts.

Ryan Zimmerman drove in two runs on productive outs for the Nationals, who trailed 5-0 midway through the fourth before closing to within a run after a three-run seventh.

Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 36th save.