Cardinals 2, Padres 0: Wells and Padres Quickly Nearing End of the Line
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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.
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San Diego Padres pitcher David Wells might be making the final start of his 20-year major league career today, though it's possible he could be talked into another season in his home town.
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Albert Pujols' go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning was the difference in St. Louis' 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night, ending a seven-game losing streak during which the Cardinals' NL Central lead shriveled to 1 1/2 games.
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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.
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Desperation is suiting the Padres, who yesterday kept their playoff pot warm with a 6-1 victory over one of the clubs they&#39;re chasing in the wild-card scramble.
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PHOENIX - The San Diego Padres found out between the second and third innings that they were eliminated from wild-card contention, then rallied for a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
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Mike Cameron's two-run double capped San Diego's four-run seventh inning against Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter, and free-falling St. Louis saw its lead in the NL Central shrink to 1 1/2 games following the Padres' 7-5 victory Tuesday night.
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If it weren't for playing the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres might be lagging in the NL West. Thanks to their domination of the Dodgers, the Padres instead are a half-game up in the division, passing Los Angeles with a 2-1 victory Sunday. San Diego has won eight of the last nine meetings. The Padres are 13-4 overall against Los Angeles and 7-1 at Dodger Stadium.
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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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The San Diego Padres had better not look over their shoulder. The view back there is getting awfully crowded.
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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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Wily Mo Pena homered twice and drove in four runs, helping the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Diego Padres 11-5 on Saturday night. San Diego was knocked out of a share of the NL wild-card lead with the loss and Chicago's victory over Los Angeles earlier in the day.
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San Diego ace Jake Peavy wanted so badly to face Arizona. Then he went out and pitched badly. Pitching on three days' rest, San Diego's ace gave up eight runs and the Diamondbacks defeated the Padres 9-6 on Wednesday night to take a one-game lead over San Diego in the NL West.
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The St. Louis Cardinals sent struggling Kip Wells to the bullpen to give him time to clear his head. But they were out of arms, and the right-hander responded with two scoreless innings in a 7-6 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
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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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Instead of trying to avoid a first-round playoff sweep, the St. Louis Cardinals are trying to complete one. After finishing the regular season in a tailspin, the Cardinals took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series against the San Diego Padres. The series resumes Saturday with the first postseason game at the new Busch Stadium.
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Cincinnati had a chance to widen its lead in the National League wild-card race and couldn't do it. Arizona and San Diego each had an opportunity to catch the Reds and fell short.