Mired in the longest losing stretch of his career, Harang (5-11, 4.25 ERA) hasn’t won since beating Houston on May 25 and is tied for the major league lead in losses.

The right-hander, who’s 0-7 with a 5.17 ERA in his last 11 starts, hit his first career homer, but also gave up four runs and nine hits in six innings of an 8-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

“I’ve been working on that for quite a while and it finally happened,” Harang said of the home run.

Harang, who’s 11-28 in 2008 and 2009 after going 32-17 the previous two seasons, is 3-3 with a 3.79 ERA in eight starts versus the Padres. He allowed five runs while striking out six in 6 1-3 innings of a 5-3 loss at San Diego on May 15.

Harang is an experienced pitcher, look for him to bounce back against a san diego team that is much more depleated then it was before.

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