Hoffman gets 500th save as Padres win
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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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Mike Cameron hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the seventh and Mike Piazza and Adrian Gonzalez each drove in two runs as the San Diego Padres defeated the Washington Nationals 6-3 Saturday night.
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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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The San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Thursday to record their seventh consecutive win, moving to within a half-game of National League West leaders Arizona.
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Khalil Greene homered to left field with one out in the 10th inning to give the struggling San Diego Padres a 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday 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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Jamey Carroll singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th after Yorvit Torrealba had tied the game with a two-out homer off Trevor Hoffman an inning earlier, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 9-8 on Thursday night.
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Chris Carpenter pitched seven innings of six-hit ball and the St. Louis Cardinals got first-inning homers by Larry Walker and Scott Rolen in beating the San Diego Padres 4-2 Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
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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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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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Things are going so well for the San Diego Padres' final-month surge, they could afford to give Trevor Hoffman the day off.
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Already the record holder for career saves, San Diego's Trevor Hoffman is three away from reaching 500.
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Clay Hensley scattered seven hits over seven innings and Josh Bard drove in two runs to help the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 Saturday night.
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Rookie Jack Cassel pitched six solid innings for his first big league win, Khalil Greene hit a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 Monday night to keep a 1 1/2-game lead in the wild-card race.
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Mike Cameron tripled leading off the 12th inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by pinch-hitter Eric Young, and the San Diego Padres avoided their first four-game sweep in San Francisco in nearly 13 years with a 6-5 victory over the Giants on Sunday.
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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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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 .