Padres' Hoffman Sets Career Saves Record
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Trevor Hoffman became baseball's career saves leader yesterday, earning No. 479 to pass Lee Smith and help the NL West-leading Padres beat the Pirates, 2-1.
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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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The old man knew how to rise to the occasion. David Wells saved his best of the season for when it was needed most, a dominating performance that has the San Diego Padres in the postseason for the second year in a row.
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Ichiro Suzuki extended his hitting streak to a career-high 24 games and the Seattle Mariners held on to beat the Texas Rangers 9-5 on Thursday night.
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Trevor Hoffman got the final out and the celebration was on.
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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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Barry Bonds broke his major league record for walks in a season and rookie Noah Lowry allowed four hits in seven-plus innings Saturday night in the San Francisco Giants&#39; 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Andruw Jones hit the longest homer ever at Petco Park, a 453-foot shot that went deep into the second deck in left-center field, and three other Atlanta Braves connected in an 11-3 rout of the NL West-leading San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
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SAN DIEGO - 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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Mark Sweeney drove in Ray Durham   with a fielder's choice in the bottom of the 11th inning for   the winning run and Barry Bonds hit his 731st career home run   as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on   Saturday.
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There is a new milestone in baseball &#151; 500 saves. Trevor Hoffman became the first big leaguer to reach that mark when he got a save in the San Diego Padres' 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night.
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Jay Payton'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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Orlando Hernandez outpitched All-Star Jake Peavy and outscored San Diego all by himself in leading the New York Mets to a 7-0 win over the Padres on Tuesday night.
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The skinny: Suppan picked up the win Thursday, allowing the Padres two runs in six innings. In the same game, the Padres lost for the first time in Peavy&#39;s last 10 starts.
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The Seattle Mariners&#39; Ichiro Suzuki registered three singles to equal, break and then add to the Major League hits record with his 259th of the season in a game against the Texas Rangers Friday.
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With three big swings, Cody Ross upstaged teammate Anibal Sanchez. Ross tied Florida records with three home runs and seven RBIs, while Sanchez &#151; in his first start since pitching a no-hitter last week &#151; allowed four hits and struck out eight in seven innings as the Marlins beat the New York Mets 16-5 Monday night.
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San Diego Padres starter David Wells pitches in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004, in San Diego.