Padres, Rockies win on late homers
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Late-inning longballs had fans in San Diego and Colorado celebrating Wednesday night, while the Brewers and Phillies saw their hopes dashed in extra frames.
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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 on Saturday, despite a 701st career  blast from Barry Bonds.
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Mark Loretta hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th to lift the San Diego Padres a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants in National League action on Wednesday.
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Todd Helton had always wondered what it really, truly felt like. Yes, he'd been sprayed with champagne and doused with beer in celebrations this October - they come about once every 12 years for the Rockies, and he wasn't around for the first. But this one was different from the wild-card clinching win over the Padres and the ...
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Mark Loretta hit a bases-loaded  sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th to lift the San Diego  Padres a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants in National  League action on Wednesday.
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The Colorado Rockies avoided a series sweep at the hands of the New York Mets by getting some unexpected pop from the top and bottom of their lineup.
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Jake Peavy won his sixth straight decision, and Phil Nevin homered and drove in three runs in the San Diego Padres' 5-2 victory over the Montreal Expos on Saturday night.
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Mike Cameron hit a two-run triple for the Padres, who beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-1, last night in San Diego, to keep their slim lead atop the NL West.
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Phil Nevin gave the San Diego Padres a superb start to a key road swing. Nevin homered, doubled and drove in five runs and the Padres built a big lead for Jake Peavy in beating the New York Mets 9-4 on Monday night.
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Mike Cameron hit a two-run triple and Chris Young worked five innings to stretch his road unbeaten streak to 19 games, lifting the San Diego Padres over the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Saturday night.
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Ryan Spilborghs hit a two-run homer, Todd Helton drove in two runs and the Colorado Rockies beat Philadelphia 6-3 Saturday night to hand the Phillies loss No. 9,999 in franchise history.
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The San Diego Padres swept back to   the top of the National League West on Tuesday with a 5-2 win   over the Arizona Diamondbacks at PETCO Park.
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Albert Pujols and Jim Edmonds hit RBI singles off David Wells in the fourth inning as the Cardinals take a 2-0 series lead by dropping the Padres, 2-0.
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The San Diego Padres lost a home run and a nasty argument during a combative 11th inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates. What they didn't lose was a game they appeared to have little chance of winning until the ninth inning. Mike Cameron hit a go-ahead homer in the 11th inning after tying it with a run-scoring double in the ninth, and the Padres overcame a disputed call taking away a home run in a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
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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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Rookie Josh Barfield hit a three-run homer with one out in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 on Monday night to keep their 1 1/2-game lead in the NL wild-card race.
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The San Diego Padres moved above the Arizona Diamondbacks at the top of the National League West with a 3-1 home victory over their division rivals on Wednesday.