Padres dump D'backs to hang on to wild card lead
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Dave Roberts had four hits and drove   in a pair of runs as the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona   Diamondbacks 4-1 to maintain their lead in the National League   wild card race on Wednesday in Phoenix.
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Season series: The Padres are 11-5 against the Giants this season, including a 5-2 edge at Petco Park. Today&#39;s pitchers: Jason Schmidt is 15-4 with a 2.64 ERA against everyone but the Padres this season .
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Mike Piazza drove in two runs with a pair of bloop singles, and Mike Thompson earned his first victory in more than two months as the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Wednesday.
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Jake Peavy won his NL-leading 17th game and the NL wild card-leading San Diego Padres backed him with four homers in a 9-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.
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com. The Padres made a move Monday, acquiring left-hander Darrell May and right-hander Ryan Bukvich from the Royals in exchange for outfielder Terrence Long and right-hander Dennis Tankersley.
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The San Diego Padres moved above the Arizona Diamondbacks at the top of the National League West with a 3-1 home victory over their division rivals on Wednesday.
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Theoretically, Jake Peavy pitched well enough to win. Realistically, though, the San Diego Padres simply couldn't score enough runs for their All-Star ace.
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The San Diego Padres didn't have to wait long to put their crazy loss in Los Angeles behind them.
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Justin Germano drove in a run and gave up none to help the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep.
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Jake Peavy might need to stub a toe more often down the stretch. Pitching yet again with a freak injury, San Diego's ace was brilliant in throwing a two-hitter, matching his career-best, and striking out 14 Saturday night in a 7-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds that kept the Padres in the lead in the NL wild-card race.
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Brett Tomko pitched six solid innings and the San Diego Padres won their season-high seventh in a row yesterday, defeating the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, and pulling to half a game behind first-place Arizona in the National League West.
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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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Even with Jake Peavy on the mound, the San Diego Padres were unable to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks to take the lead in the NL West. The Philadelphia Phillies were in perfect position to pick up a game on the New York Mets in the NL East, before a shocking comeback by the Atlanta Braves handed them a most deflating loss.
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The San Diego Padres swept back to   the top of the National League West on Tuesday with a 5-2 win   over the Arizona Diamondbacks at PETCO Park.
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SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The San Francisco Giants resume their fight for a playoff spot in the second game of their series with the San Diego Padres, who are on the verge of being eliminated from the race.
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The San Diego Padres maintained their slight edge in the National League West with a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
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Milwaukee makes five errors and San Diego drops the Brewers, 9-5, on Thursday as the Padres' maintain their one-game wildcard lead.