Pads don't get sucked into Webb of lies, crush D'Backs
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08/27/2008 -
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Giles hit a three-run homer and Kevin
Kouzmanoff drove in three runs, as the San Diego Padres spoiled Brandon Webb's
bid for his 20th win with a 9-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the
continuation of a three-game series at Petco Park.
Chad Reineke (2-1) pitched five innings and allowed two runs on two hits to
earn the victory for San Diego, which has won two straight on the heels of a
seven-game skid. Chase Headley added a pair of RBI in the victory.
Mark Reynolds' two-run blast provided the only offense for the Diamondbacks,
who have lost three straight and four of their last five games overall.
Despite the setback, due to another loss by the LA Dodgers, the D'Backs still
hold a three game lead atop the NL West.
Webb (19-5) suffered through an unusually poor outing in which he yielded six
runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. Webb's next attempt to become the National
League's first 20-game winner since 2005 will commence on Sunday, when he is
scheduled to take the hill at home against the Dodgers.
"It was very atypical -- you don't see that very often," said Arizona manager
Bob Melvin about Webb's struggles. "From the third inning on, he looked like
he did not have good stuff, and very rarely do you see that."
The Padres broke the game open with a five-run third inning. After consecutive
singles by Nick Hundley and Tadahito Iguchi, Giles belted his 10th home run of
the season over the wall in right field. Later in the stanza, with two runners
on base, Kouzmanoff's double to deep center gave the hosts a 5-0 advantage.
"You want the ball up in the zone because (Webb's) sinker runs pretty hard
away from you," said Giles. "(The count) was 3-1 and (Webb) left the ball out
over the plate and I was able to handle it."
Arizona scored its only runs of the night in the top of the fourth. Adam Dunn
singled and came home when Reynolds followed with his 25th homer.
In the fifth, Headley's RBI single made it 6-2.
A pair of runs for San Diego in the bottom of the seventh pushed its lead to
six. With Leo Rosales on the mound, Adrian Gonzalez drew a one-out walk and
came around to score on a Kouzmanoff double. The next batter was Headley, who
roped a single to center field and Kouzmanoff came home.
The scoring was capped by Jody Gerut's RBI single in the eighth.
Five San Diego relievers -- Clay Hensley, Mike Adams, Brian Fallen, Heath Bell
and Brett Tomko combined to pitch four scoreless innings of one-hit ball with
four strikeouts and three walks.
Game Notes
The Padres outhit the D-Backs, 13-3...The last 20-game winner in the NL was
Dontrelle Willis, who won 22 with Florida. He is also seeking to join Randy
Johnson and Curt Schilling as the only pitchers in club history to reach the
20-win mark. The six earned runs he allowed in this one raised his earned run
average from 2.74 to 2.96. Webb fell to 6-8 lifetime against the Padres in 22
starts...Reineke fanned four and issued four walks...Giles has now scored 430
runs as a Padre, which ties him with Gary Templeton for sixth place on the
all-time runs scored list in club history...Attendance was 32,104.
<< Lackey and Angels cruise past A's
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Lackey recorded his 13th career complete
game to help the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim down the Oakland Athletics in a
5-1 victory in the second of a three-game set.
Lackey (11-2) scattered seven hits
<< Mets C Castro leaves game in Philly
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Mets catcher Ramon Castro
left Tuesday's 13-inning 8-7 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies due to right
quad strain.
Castro suffered the setback as he reached first thanks to an error
<< M's shock Twins
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ryan Rowland-Smith threw seven strong innings
to help the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win in the second of three games at
Safeco Field against the Minnesota Twins.
Adrian Beltre went 3-for-4 with a run
<< Phils Coste into first place
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Coste was 4-for-4 off the bench and
drove in the game-winning run with an RBI single in the bottom of the 13th
inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets, 8-7, in the
opener
<< Braves score four in ninth, rally for win over Marlins
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Yunel Escobar hit the game-winning RBI single
to cap a four-run ninth and lift the Atlanta Braves over the Florida Marlins,
10-9, in the first of a three-game set at Turner Field.
Omar Infante scored three
Atkins, Hawpe lead streaking Rockies over Giants in SF >>
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Garrett Atkins drove in two runs and
Brad Hawpe finished 2-for-2 with a double, three walks and three runs scored,
as the Colorado Rockies defeated the San Francisco Giants, 7-2, in the middle
test of
Buscher leads the way as Twins clip Mariners >>
Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Brian Buscher's pinch hit two-run single in
the eighth inning proved to be the difference as Minnesota fought back to beat
Seattle, 6-5, in the finale of a three-game set at Safeco Field.
Denard Span added
Braves obtain Dessens >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Braves signed pitcher Elmer
Dessens on Wednesday to a contract through the end of this season. He is
expected to be added to the club's roster later this week.
Dessens, 37, last pitche
Portland signs F Jackson, two rookies >>
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers signed a trio
of players Wednesday including forward Luke Jackson and two rookies, center
Steven Hill and guard Jamaal Tatum.
Per team policy, terms of the contracts were no
Jankovic, Kuznetsova, Dementieva reach third round in Flushing >>
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic,
former champion and last year's runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Olympic
gold medalist Elena Dementieva were a trio of second-round winners Wednesday
at the
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