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MLB: San Diego 3, San Francisco 2

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Published: Aug. 14, 2010 at 1:38 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Clayton Richard and three relievers blanked San Francisco over the final eight innings Friday and San Diego opened a key series with a 3-2 win over the Giants.

The Padres won their fifth straight and extended their lead over the second-place Giants in the National League West to 3 1/2 games.

San Francisco scored twice in the opening frame off Richard (10-5), but he settled down to hold the Giants in check for the rest of his six-inning stint. Richard gave up six hits.

Luke Gregerson, Mike Adams and Heath Bell combined to give up a lone hit over the last three innings. Bell issued a one-out walk in the ninth before earning his 35th save.

San Diego quickly tied it in the second when Chase Headley tripled in a run and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Hairston.

The Padres pushed across the eventual winning run in the sixth. Adrian Gonzalez opened the inning with a double off Jonathan Sanchez (8-8) and went to third on Ryan Ludwick's single.

Gonzalez was then out at home trying to score on a grounder to third by Yorvit Torrealba. Ludwick moved to third on the play and then beat the throw home on Headley's grounder to shortstop.

Topics: Adrian Gonzalez, Clayton Richard, Ryan Ludwick
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