The Padres improved to 2-7 in interleague

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The group on the way out included goaltenders Kevin Desfosses and Mitch OKeefe; defencemen Mitch Ganzak, Tomas Kudelka, Guillaume Lepine, Brandon Roach, Derek Smith, Chris St. Womens Wes Welker Jersey. On Saturday, Oaklands Trevor Cahill tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings, sending the hapless Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 defeat and their 16th consecutive road loss. The 22-year-old Cahill (7-2) walked three and allowed two hits to go with a career-high 10 strikeouts en route to a sixth straight winning decision. Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Somewhere in between the rain drops, there was a baseball game. The Padres scored four runs in the fourth inning thanks to John Lackeys wildness, and came away with a 5-1, rain-shortened victory over the Red Sox in the rubber match to their three-game series. We came into a ballpark and a team thats been playing very well, scoring a ton of runs. And we won a series, said San Diego manager Bud Black. Wednesdays contest wasnt easy to complete. With rain falling throughout, the game was delayed a fourth time in the middle of the eighth inning before being called. Clayton Richard (3-9) gave up just one run in five innings to pick up the victory for San Diego, which won the final two games of this series to finish its road trip with a 3-6 record. San Diego right fielder Will Venable hit a home run, his first of the season, after rain delayed the start of the game for 35 minutes. Lackey (5-6) hung a 2-2 slider over the plate and Venable hit it into the seats in right field. Boston wasted a chance in the bottom half, when David Ortiz grounded into a double-play with the bases loaded and one down. A 38-minute delay interrupted the Padres at-bat during the third inning, but they struck again in the fourth. The decisive rally started with Orlando Hudsons leadoff walk and Anthony Rizzo getting hit by a pitch. Cameron Maybin followed with an infield single to load the bases, and while Lackey rebounded by striking out Nick Hundleyy, he then lost control. Hakeem Nicks Youth Jersey Lackey walked Venable, hit Jason Bartlett and tossed a wild pitch to allow three runs to score. Chase Headley followed with an RBI single to make it a 5-0 game and force a pitching change. In 3 1/3 innings, Lackey allowed five runs, four hits and four walks. The games third delay -- 30 minutes -- extended the middle of the fifth inning, and the Red Sox got on the board in the bottom half. Richard walked Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia with one out before Adrian Gonzalez, who finished 4-for-4, punched an RBI single up the middle. But Richard retired the next two batters to limit the damage to one run, and Ernesto Frieri threw two shutout innings of relief. Mike Adams was set to start the bottom of the eighth for the Padres, but rain picked up, forcing the grounds crew to push the heavy tarp back onto the field once more. The cover didnt come off again. You want to win every series, said Boston third baseman Kevin Youkilis. Were playing great baseball. We cant be too upset. GAME NOTES:The Padres improved to 2-7 in interleague play...San Diego got its first series victory against Boston, and its first overall since taking three of four from Houston from June 2-5...The Red Sox ended their interleague homestand with a 3-3 mark. They now head out on a nine-game road trip with stops in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Houston...The Padres start a six-game homestand Friday against Atlanta. ' ' '

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