Padres Clobber Cardinals 7-3
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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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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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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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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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The St. Louis Cardinals have powered their way to the best record in baseball, and their manager has a stern warning for the rest of the majors. "Our best baseball is ahead of us," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "I really believe that." Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds homered in the first, Jeff Suppan (14-6) won his fifth straight start, and the Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres with a 7-2 victory Thursday night.
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Justin Germano won his fifth straight decision since coming up from the minor leagues, helping the first-place San Diego Padres remain atop the NL West with a 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.
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Adam Eaton allowed five hits over seven innings for his career-high 10th victory, Brian Giles homered for the second straight game, and the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers, 3-0, last night in Los Angeles.
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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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Scott Hairston hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres rallied past Pittsburgh 5-3 Wednesday night to increase their NL wild-card lead.
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Phil Nevin hit a three-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning, and the Padres rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 Friday night.
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Missing two injured outfielders, the San Diego Padres lost their fourth straight game Monday night &#151; and sole possession of the wild-card lead.
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Russell Branyan tripled in two runs and Chris Young pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings as the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in National League Division Series play on Saturday in St. Louis.
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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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A week's worth of wins against two of the National League's cellar-dwellers has put the San Diego Padres right back in contention for a third straight West title.
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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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Mike Cameron drove in two runs to   help the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-1 on   Thursday and maintain their half-game lead over the Dodgers   atop the NL West.
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The San Diego Padres had better not look over their shoulder. The view back there is getting awfully crowded.