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SAN FRANCISCO -- Pablo Sandoval belted a season-ending home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday afternoon, giving the San Francisco Giants a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres. The win allowed the Giants to salvage the final series from the Padres after San Diego had taken the first five…
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Austin Hedges lashed a two-strike, two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning Saturday, sending the San Diego Padres to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants and ruining right-hander Matt Cain's on-field retirement party. Hunter Pence drove in runs with a second-inning fielder's choice and a seventh-inning single, handing the…
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SAN DIEGO -- The Colorado Rockies took a significant step toward the National League's second wild-card berth Sunday afternoon with an 8-4 victory over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. The win, coupled with losses by closest pursuers Milwaukee and St. Louis, gives the Rockies a two-game lead over the Brewers and a 2 1/2-game…
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SAN DIEGO -- The Colorado Rockies backed starting pitcher Jon Gray with three solo homers Friday night to score a 4-1 victory over the Padres at Petco Park. The Rockies' win allowed them to gain a half-game in the race for the second National League wild-card spot. Milwaukee lost to slip two games behind the Rockies.…
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SAN DIEGO -- Rookie Christian Villanueva homered for the second game in a row, and Clayton Richard pitched 7 1/3 effective innings as the San Diego Padres shut out the Colorado Rockies 3-0 on Thursday night. Villanueva, who was called up Monday, homered in the fifth inning and added a RBI single in the sixth. Richard,…
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SAN DIEGO -- The Arizona Diamondbacks erased a four-run deficit and slugged four home runs to defeat San Diego 13-7 on Wednesday night despite three home runs by Padres rookie Hunter Renfroe. Arizona (88-65) extended its lead to six games on the Colorado Rockies in the race for the top National League wild card. The Diamondbacks…
