Pads Open Homestand With Dramatic Walk Off Win

The San Diego Padres pulled out a 5-4 win over the division dwelling Giants in 10 innings. Khalil Greene hit the Padres 3rd bomb of the night to send the natives home with smiles on their faces. The Padres slugging shortstop was mobbed at the plate after his 1 out shot ended the game (we are waiting to see a different camera angle to verify the rumor that Khalil actually broke a smile). San Diego scored 2 in the 9th via a wall scrapping homer by Scott Hairston and a 2 out game tying double by Geoff Blum. The Pads came close to winning in their half of the 9th when both Brian Giles and Mike Cameron just missed clearing the wall. Rookie third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff continued his torrid hitting doubling in his first at bat and sending a blast over right center field wall to even the game at 2 in the 4th.

Chris Young pitched well allowing 3 runs through his 7 innings of work. Young had his velocity up in the low 90's throughout the game and looked more like the All Star hurler rather than the second half model we have seen in the second half. Having Young healthy down the stretch will be enormous for the Friars.

With the Phillies winning and the Dodgers winning at time of post the Padres will remain 1.5 games ahead of each while gaining a game on the Rockies who dropped their contest with the Marlins. The Dodgers win means the Pads do pick up a game in the NL West and climb to 3 back of the Snakes.

NOTES:

Slump Buster:
Adrian Gonzalez broke out of his 0-18 slump with a broken bat single ahead of Kouzmanoff's 2 run shot in the 4th.

Old Threads:
Trevor Hoffman and Doug Brocail both wore the Padres throwback unis while with the club in the late 1990's. The pin stripe blue and orange must have made them feel younger as they both tossed scoreless innings, Hoffman getting the win