Padres bounce back to top Diamondbacks
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Trevor Hoffman earned his 476th career save, Mike Cameron hit a three-run homer and the San Diego Padres rebounded from their crazy loss the night before in Los Angeles to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 Tuesday night.
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Trevor Hoffman became major league   baseball's all-time saves leader as the San Diego Padres   solidified their hold on the NL West with a 2-1 win over the   Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
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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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Luis Gonzalez doubled in the 11th inning off Andy Pettitte and scored on Johnny Estrada's sacrifice fly to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-7 win Friday night over the Houston Astros and Luke Scott, who hit for the cycle.
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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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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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Chase Utley came off the disabled list in time to help the Philadelphia Phillies get an important win. Jake Peavy's terrific outing for San Diego helped the Padres pick up a big victory, too.
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The Colorado Rockies settled right back in at Petco Park. Jason Jennings threw a two-hitter, facing four over the minimum, and Matt Holliday, Brad Hawpe and rookie Ryan Spilborghs homered to lead the Rockies to a 5-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.
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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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Fans coming for post-game fireworks saw some in-game pyrotechnics from the Arizona Diamondbacks. Eric Byrnes homered and the Diamondbacks rallied from four runs down to beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 on Saturday night.
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Starter Orlando HernÃ¡ndez limited the Padres to two hits in seven scoreless innings and the Metsâ offense rebounded from recent struggles to defeat the Padres on Tuesday night.
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Rookie Chad Billingsley and the Los Angeles Dodgers were glad to coast home. Wilson Betemit hit a two-run homer, Rafael Furcal had a two-run triple and Billingsley was in control on the mound as the NL West-leading Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Sunday.
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Pinch-runner Khalil Greene scored the winning run on third baseman Chad Tracy's fielding error with one out in the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 Friday night.
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Alex Cintron's RBI single with one out in the ninth inning lifted the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 Monday night.
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The San Diego Padres clinched the NL West title Sunday as Trevor Hoffman held on in a rough ninth inning for a 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Pinch-hitter Terrmel Sledge singled   home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning to propel the San   Diego Padres to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers and top   spot in the NL West standings on Sunday.
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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.