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Giants Turn Triple Play, Lose Ball, Lose GameSomehow, those involved lost track of their triple-play ball. John Bowker entrusted the souvenir ball to bullpen catcher Taira Uematsu, also the translator for Keiichi Yabu. But, as it turns out, Uematsu had no idea that ball was the special one and he played catch with it, thus the ball got mixed up with all the others. ?I tried,? Bowker said with a grin. This one will have to stay in their memories and on the highlight reels. The Giants turned a triple play in the eighth inning of their 7-3, 13-inning loss to the Padres on Friday night, as reported by the Associated Press. San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Trade: Mariners, Padres Swap Right-HandersThe Mariners traded former part-time starting pitcher Cha Seung Baek to the Padres on Wednesday for Jared Wells in a swap of right-handers, as reported by the Associated Press. Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Gonzalez The Hero In Padres' 18-Inning Win
The hit was Gonzalez's 14th homer of the season, off the tenth pitcher the Reds used in the game. It was also his first walk-off hit in the Major Leagues. "It was a 3-2 changeup," said Gonzalez of his game-winner. "He was throwing a lot of changeups to guys before that. I figured, 'Why would he throw me a fastball since he threw changeups to the other three guys in the same count?' I just made sure that I stayed back on it, and he threw it for a strike and I was able to take advantage." San Diego Padres Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Padres May 2008 Archive
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Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-out, three-run home run on Sunday to give San Diego an 18th inning victory over Cincinnati on Sunday, according to MLB.com.