SAN DIEGO, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Tim Stauffer tossed six shutout innings Saturday and the San Diego Padres regained first place with a 1-0 whitewash of San Francisco.
Stauffer (4-3) turned in his longest start of the year, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out five.
Luke Gregerson, Mike Adams and Heath Bell (who earned his 40th save) each pitched a scoreless inning of relief to give the Padres their first win in a key four-game series with the Giants.
The victory enabled San Diego to re-establish a one-game lead over San Francisco in the National League West.
The game's only run came on Yorvit Torrealba's third-inning solo round-tripper.
Giants starter Madison Bumgarner (5-5) pitched well in defeat, holding the Padres to just the one run on three hits through seven innings, notching four strikeouts and issuing no walks.
San Francisco also came into the contest one game behind Atlanta in the NL wild card race.
