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Padres beat Dodgers 3-1, keep LA from clinching NL West title

Tony Gwynn Jr. homered and Kevin Kouzmanoff singled in the go-ahead run as the San Diego Padres beat Los Angeles 3-1 on Tuesday night, keeping the Dodgers from clinching their second straight NL West title.

The Dodgers have lost three straight since securing a playoff spot on Saturday night. Colorado didn’t do the Dodgers any favors, beating Milwaukee 7-5 in 11 innings.

Tuesday’s results forced the Dodgers to keep on ice the champagne they’d lugged with them from Pittsburgh, where they lost three of four to the Pirates, the NL’s second-worst team.

Heath Bell, who turned 32 on Tuesday, pitched a perfect ninth for his NL-best 41st save in 47 chances, striking out Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp and James Loney.

Click here to read the full article – By BERNIE WILSON of SunSentinel.com

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Headley’s fifth hit delivers Padres’ win

The fifth one was the charm for Chase Headley and the Padres on Monday night at PNC Park.

The Padres third baseman had his first career five-hit night and finished a triple shy of a cycle, but it was the fifth and final hit, an 11th-inning double against reliever Jeff Karstens, that led to an 11-6 win and allowed San Diego to head to Colorado having taken three out of four from Pittsburgh.

“He had big hits,” an appreciative manager Bud Black said. “I liked the fact he was getting the ball down the right-field line, getting the head out. He showed straightaway power as well and got the ball down the left-field line for a double, too. That’s hitting, when you go line-to-line with a homer to straightaway center. That tells me he’s seeing the ball. He’s hitting it where it’s pitched.”

Click here to read the full article – By Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com

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September 22, 2009 Posted by GameSetMatch | Chase Headley, MLB, Padres News, San Diego Padres | Chase Headley, Padres, padres baseball, Padres News, Padres T-Shirts, San Diego, San Diego Padres, San Diego Padres T-Shirts | No Comments Yet

Padres hot, but keeping focus on field

There was a time to gloat Sunday, a time to revel in the accomplishment of running through their National League West division brethren in a nine-game stretch with results that were certainly more than just admirable.

David Eckstein wanted none of it, and the Padres’ second baseman was likely willing to get on a clubhouse chair and share with his teammates, many fresh-faced, 20-something types short on experience, the very same message.

“We have to keep pushing. … We’re not done yet,” said Eckstein, reciting the rest of the regular season schedule that is still fraught with games against the Dodgers, Giants and Rockies, the same teams the Padres just rolled through.

Click here to read the full article – By Corey Brock of MLB.com

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Web gems deliver Friars, Stauffer win

It took five months, 133 games and a bevy of roster changes — remember Duaner Sanchez? — but the Padres secured their first winning month of the year Monday by winning yet another game that was essentially defined by their defense.

Sure, starting pitcher Tim Stauffer worked past five innings for the first time in a month, allowing one run in 6 2/3 innings en route to a 3-1 Padres win over the Nationals in front of a crowd of 19,867 at PETCO Park.

And it probably didn’t hurt that the Padres scored twice in the first inning before Livan Hernandez, the Nationals starting pitcher, began pitching like it was 2000 all over again, the year he won 17 games for the Giants.

Click here to read the full article – By Corey Brock of MLB.com

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