Austin Hedges finally returned to the clubhouse at pitcher Josh Johnson's urging, then was told to climb into a laundry cart for his quick ride to the bathroom. He certainly earned a celebration after a successful first start at catcher in the San Diego Padres' 9-1 victory against San Francisco on Wednesday. I didn't know what was going on.'' Hedges caught Ian Kennedy's strong outing, drove in two runs - including an RBI single in the decisive five-run third for his first major league hit - and even threw out a runner, all with his parents and an aunt and uncle in the stands at AT&T Park to see it. Kennedy struck out five in seven innings to win his second straight start as the Padres avoided a sweep and snapped the Giants' eight-game home winning streak. More...