Padres maintain NL wild-card lead
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Philadelphia's 4-1 loss Thursday night to the Atlanta Braves left San Diego with a 2 1/2-game lead in the NL wild-card race over the Phillies and San Francisco Giants.
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Jim Edmonds belted two solo homers to lead the host St Louis Cardinals to an easy 9-3 win over the San Diego Padres in National League action at Busch Stadium Tuesday.
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The San Diego Padres rocked Los   Angeles 11-2 on Saturday to cut the Dodgers' lead in the   National League West to a half-game.
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Sidney Ponson beat the team he almost joined last year and Scott Rolen hit a two-run double in the decisive third inning to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday.
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Phil Nevin homered, doubled and drove in five runs and the San Diego Padres built a big lead for Jake Peavy in beating the New York Mets 9-4 Monday night.
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Brad Hawpe drove in two runs and the Colorado Rockies matched a season-high with their seventh straight win, closing on the wild card-leading San Diego Padres with a 6-2 victory Saturday night.
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A week's worth of wins against two of the National League's cellar-dwellers has put the San Diego Padres right back in contention for a third straight West title.
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The Colorado Rockies settled right back in at Petco Park. Jason Jennings threw a two-hitter, facing four over the minimum, and Matt Holliday, Brad Hawpe and rookie Ryan Spilborghs homered to lead the Rockies to a 5-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.
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Jerome Williams pitched seven innings in his first start in two months, and San Francisco jumped back into a tie for the NL wild-card lead by beating host San Diego.
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If the Mets and Padres meet in the playoffs, it might be hard to match the back-and-forth excitement of this week's series. Both teams could probably expect much more from their star closers, though. Adrian Gonzalez homered in the 10th inning and San Diego edged New York 9-8 on Thursday night at Shea Stadium in a wild game that included blown saves by Billy Wagner and Trevor Hoffman.
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Big league ERA leader Jake Peavy pitched seven brilliant innings and Mike Cameron hit a grand slam for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-0 Saturday night to maintain their slim lead in the NL West.
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Jake Peavy and Brad Penny pitched to a seven-inning stalemate, Jose Cruz Jr. and pinch-hitter Geoff Blum hit RBI doubles in the 12th, and the San Diego Padres beat Los Angeles 3-1 Saturday night to take a two-game lead on the Dodgers in the West Division.
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The San Diego Padres ride a six-run first inning to an 11-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.
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Mike Piazza drives in two runs on two bloops and San Diego retains its spot atop the wild card with a 4-1 win over Arizona.
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Jerome Williams pitched seven strong innings in his first start in two months and the San Francisco Giants jumped back into a tie for the wild-card lead by beating the Padres, 4-1, last night in San Diego.
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Russell Branyan tripled in two runs and Chris Young pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings as the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in National League Division Series play on Saturday in St. Louis.
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Jake Peavy wins his NL-leading 19th game and the Padres spoil Barry Bonds' home finale for San Francisco with a much-needed victory over the Giants.