First baseman Adrian Gonzalez homered and drove in all three runs, but the Padres couldn't cash in an opportunity to seal a playoff berth. Trevor Hoffman allowed the tying run with two out in the ninth. Brian Giles doubled three straight times.
a-Singled for Young in the 7th. b-Struck out for Bell in the 9th. c-Batted for Meredith in the 11th. d-Grounded out for Sledge in the 11th. 1-Ran for Robles in the 7th.
BATTING 2B: Giles, B 3 (26, Bush, Bush, Bush). HR: Gonzalez (28, 6th inning off Bush, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Giles, B 6; Kouzmanoff; Gonzalez 6; Greene; Bard; Blum; Clark; Robles. RBI: Gonzalez 3 (95). 2-out RBI: Gonzalez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kouzmanoff; Young 2; Greene. GIDP: Clark. Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING CS: Giles, B (6, 3rd base by Bush/Rivera).
a-Flied out for Gross in the 7th. b-Popped out for Jenkins in the 7th. c-Flied out for McClung in the 8th. d-Struck out for Mench in the 9th. e-Tripled for Hall in the 9th. f-Grounded out for Cordero in the 10th. g-Singled for Nix in the 11th. 1-Ran for Hardy in the 8th.