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 Rene Rivera went 2-for-4 with two RBIs while Ian Kennedy (12-13)
allowed two runs over 6 2/3 innings for the Padres, who won their
fourth in a row. San Francisco dropped 4 1/2 games behind the
first-place Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West and fell
into a tie with Pittsburgh for the top NL wild-card spot - 4 1/2
ahead of Milwaukee.
Ryan Vogelsong (8-12) tossed four no-hit innings before Seth Smith
doubled to begin the fifth and later scored on Alexi Amarista™s
sacrifice fly. Vogelsong yielded four runs (two earned) over five
frames and Chris Dominguez homered for his first major-league hit
for the Giants, who have lost six of their last eight.
The Padres loaded the bases in the sixth against Vogelsong and
Grandal followed with a sacrifice fly off Javier Lopez to push the
lead to 2-0. San Diego scored three more times in the inning, capped
by Maybin™s two-run single to left-center field off George Kontos.
Dominguez cut the deficit to 5-2 in the seventh with a two-run shot
that bounced off the facing of the Western Metal Supply Building in
left field, but San Diego drew clear with three runs in the bottom
half. Brandon Crawford went 2-for-4 and scored a run for the Giants,
who were held to six hits and were outscored 16-4 in the series.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Kennedy won his second consecutive start and became
the fourth Padres pitcher (sixth instance) to reach 200 strikeouts
in a season. ¦ Giants OFs Michael Morse (oblique) and Angel Pagan
(back) were unavailable Sunday and are listed as doubtful for the
team™s upcoming series against the Dodgers beginning Monday. ¦ San
Diego improved to 27-1 when scoring four or more runs at home.
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