Padres' rally leads to sweep of Dodgers
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While it didn't have the dramatic impact of four straight homers or the magnitude of a September game, the San Diego Padres showed the rival Los Angeles Dodgers that they're capable of staging an improbable comeback, too. Russell Branyan drew a bases-loaded walk with one out in the ninth to complete a five-run rally as the Padres stunned the Dodgers 6-5 Thursday night to finish a three-game sweep.
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SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres look to keep their slim playoff hopes alive Thursday by completing a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Jose Lima pitched into the seventh inning, Jayson Werth homered for the third game in a row and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 6-3 Tuesday night.
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The San Diego Padres pulled off a vital 6-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday when Brian Giles hit a three-run home run with two out in the ninth inning.
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The San Diego Padres edged   Cincinnati 4-2 on Thursday to set up a crucial four-game   showdown with Los Angeles.
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(Sports Network) - The San Diego Padres take aim at their third consecutive victory tonight, when they continue a huge four-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
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Putting some starch back into their playoff bid, the Padres crafted their best outing in some time last night. Ramon Vazquez, starting for the injured Mark Loretta, provided three hits, and
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Trevor Hoffman earned his 477th career save to pull within one of tying Lee Smith's all-time record and Mike Cameron hit a two-run triple for the San Diego Padres, who beat Arizona 3-1 Thursday night to keep their slim lead atop the NL West.
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LOS ANGELES - 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 Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 Thursday night.    The NL West-leading Dodgers' lead was cut to 2 1/2 games over San Francisco - their smallest since July 31...
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PHOENIX - The San Diego Padres found out between the second and third innings that they were eliminated from wild-card contention, then rallied for a 3-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
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The San Diego Padres were thrilled about Jake Peavy's improved pitching and his run production. They were equally delighted at seeing Brad Penny and Kenny Lofton of the division-rival Los Angeles Dodgers bickering in the dugout.
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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 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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Phil Nevin homered, doubled and drove in five runs, and the visiting San Diego Padres built an early lead Monday en route to trouncing the New York Mets 9-4.
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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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David Wells beat Greg Maddux in a matchup of 40-something pitchers, James Loney drove in four runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Thursday night.
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For a change, the Los Angeles Dodgers didn't get much of a start. Thanks to relievers Chad Billingsley and Takashi Saito and another homer by Russell Martin, the finish couldn't have been much better.