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MLB: San Diego 3, San Francisco 2
SAN FRANCISCO, Clayton Richard and three relievers blanked San Francisco over the final eight innings Friday and San Diego opened a key series with a 3-2 win over the Giants.
The Padres won their fifth straight and extended their lead over the second-place Giants in the National League West to 3 1/2 games.
San Francisco scored twice in the opening frame off Richard (10-5), but he settled down to hold the Giants in check for the rest of his six-inning stint. Richard gave up six hits.
Luke Gregerson, Mike Adams and Heath Bell combined to give up a lone hit over the last three innings. Bell issued a one-out walk in the ninth before earning his 35th save.
San Diego quickly tied it in the second when Chase Headley tripled in a run and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Hairston.
The Padres pushed across the eventual winning run in the sixth. Adrian Gonzalez opened the inning with a double off Jonathan Sanchez (8-8) and went to third on Ryan Ludwick's single.
Gonzalez was then out at home trying to score on a grounder to third by Yorvit Torrealba. Ludwick moved to third on the play and then beat the throw home on Headley's grounder to shortstop.
SAN FRANCISCO, Clayton Richard and three relievers blanked San Francisco over the final eight innings Friday and San Diego opened a key series with a 3-2 win over the Giants.
The Padres won their fifth straight and extended their lead over the second-place Giants in the National League West to 3 1/2 games.
San Francisco scored twice in the opening frame off Richard (10-5), but he settled down to hold the Giants in check for the rest of his six-inning stint. Richard gave up six hits.
Luke Gregerson, Mike Adams and Heath Bell combined to give up a lone hit over the last three innings. Bell issued a one-out walk in the ninth before earning his 35th save.
San Diego quickly tied it in the second when Chase Headley tripled in a run and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Hairston.
The Padres pushed across the eventual winning run in the sixth. Adrian Gonzalez opened the inning with a double off Jonathan Sanchez (8-8) and went to third on Ryan Ludwick's single.
Gonzalez was then out at home trying to score on a grounder to third by Yorvit Torrealba. Ludwick moved to third on the play and then beat the throw home on Headley's grounder to shortstop.