Sports: Padres 10 Cardinals 5
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SAN DIEGO David Wells led San Diego past St. Louis this afternoon 10-to-5. He pitched seven strong innings and even drove in two runs as the Padres bolstered their wild card chances.
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There was no doubt for whom the heavy metal bells were tolling &#151; Trevor Hoffman and his 500 career saves. Hoffman became the first big leaguer to reach that plateau when he saved the San Diego Padres' 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
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David Wells was on his best behavior, pitching six strong innings and leading the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night.
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Jim Edmonds hit his 300th career home run, Jason Marquis won his 11th straight decision and the St. Louis Cardinals won their eighth in a row overall, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 Saturday night.
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Mike Cameron homered to start a four-run rally off reigning NL Cy Young winner Brandon Webb in the sixth inning and the San Diego Padres beat Arizona 6-4 on Tuesday night to pull within one game of the division-leading Diamondbacks.
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Ryan Klesko singled in the go-ahead run with no outs in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres beat St. Louis 7-3 on Monday night to keep alive their slim playoff hopes and end the Cardinals&#39; nine-game winning streak.
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Albert Pujols smacked an eighth inning   three-run homer as the faltering St. Louis Cardinals snapped a   seven-game losing skid with a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres   on Wednesday
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Mike Piazza homered, Cla Meredith extended his scoreless streak to 27 1-3 innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 Tuesday night to pull within one game of the NL West lead.
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Russell Branyan, Chris Young and Trevor Hoffman saved San Diego, stopping the St. Louis Cardinals from sweeping the Padres in the first round of the NL playoffs.
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Mike Cameron hits two homers and the San Diego Padres knock a season-high five in all in an 11-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
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Ryan Klesko singled in the go-ahead run with none out in the eighth inning and the San Diego Padres beat St. Louis 7-3 Monday night to keep alive their slim playoff hopes and end the Cardinals' nine-game winning streak.
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Trevor Hoffman became major league   baseball's all-time saves leader as the San Diego Padres   solidified their hold on the NL West with a 2-1 win over the   Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
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Jay Payton&#39;s three-run homer led the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in National League play Saturday, despite a 701st career blast from Barry Bonds.
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Jake Peavy won his sixth straight decision, and Phil Nevin homered and drove in three runs in the San Diego Padres' 5-2 victory over the Montreal Expos on Saturday night.
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Chris Carpenter pitched eight innings to win his second straight start and Chris Duncan homered for the third consecutive game to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Chicago Cubs 5-3 Sunday.
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With one swing of Albert Pujols' bat, a St. Louis Cardinals lineup that looked so sickly in September suddenly got a lot better under the California sun. San Diego Padres ace Jake Peavy tempted Pujols with one pitch too many and the slugger responded with a two-run homer that launched the Cardinals to a 5-1 victory in the opening game of the division series on Tuesday.
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If David Wells is to pitch again this season, his Padres must rally improbably from a 2-0 deficit in the best-of-five National League division series against the Cardinals.