Padres beat Cards; widen NL West lead
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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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Greg Maddux broke his slump in the desert and San Diego took a one-game lead in the NL West. Maddux extended his streak without a walk to 49 1-3 innings over seven starts, and won for the first time in Phoenix as San Diego routed Arizona 10-2 on Monday.
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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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Another game-tying single by Dave Roberts in the eighth inning. Barry Bonds standing on second base as the potential winning run with Pedro Feliz at the plate. This game had an eerily familiar feeling for the San Diego Padres, but a much more pleasant result.
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David Wells pitched well in his return to his hometown, Josh Bard hit a bases-loaded single in the eighth to bring in the go-ahead run, and the San Diego Padres beat the Cincinnati Reds, 2-1, yesterday to retain the National League wild-card lead.
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Edgar Gonzalez held San Diego to six hits in seven innings while his teammates knocked around David Wells, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-2 win over the Padres on Wednesday night.
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Mike Piazza hit a three-run homer to   help the San Diego Padres crush the Cincinnati Reds 10-0 on   Wednesday, a victory that enabled the team to maintain control   of the National League wild card race.
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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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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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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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Jake Peavy won his third straight decision, Brian Giles drove in three runs and the San Diego Padres maintained a one-game NL West lead with a 12-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.
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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 and Brad Penny pitched to a seven-inning stalemate, Jose Cruz Jr. and pinch-hitter Geoff Blum hit RBI doubles in the 12th, and the San Diego Padres beat Los Angeles 3-1 Saturday night to take a two-game lead on the Dodgers in the West Division.
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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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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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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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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.