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Blum also hit an RBI single in the first. Hunter Pence, Carlos Lee and Berkman also drove in runs for the Astros. Berkman scored three runs, had two doubles, two walks and an RBI.
The Padres loaded the bases on a single and consecutive walks with none out in the third and the heart of the order coming up, and failed to score. Adrian Gonzalez forced Correia at the plate and Kevin Kouzmanoff hit into a double play.
Correia (5-6) allowed six runs and eight hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked three.
With ace Jake Peavy and Chris Young both on the disabled list, Correia had been San Diego's most consistent starter. He was 4-1 in his previous five starts, with a 2.41 ERA and 29 strikeouts.
NOTES: San Diego's Scott Hairston, Tony Gwynn Jr. and Will Venable started together in the outfield on Wednesday night for the second time this season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, those are the only two games since the beginning of divisional play in 1969 that a team's starting outfield was made up of players whose fathers all played in the majors. The other game was June 24 at Seattle.
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