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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The San Diego Padres fumbled their way out of
sole possession of first place in the National League West, and the Arizona
Diamondbacks were eager to take advantage.
|  | | San Diego catcher Ben Davis gets knocked around after colliding with Arizona's Tony Womack, who is out trying to score from third on an infield grounder. |
The Diamondbacks lost starter Robert Ellis to leg injuries in
the third inning, then scored six unearned runs en route to a 7-1
victory Friday night that snapped the Padres' six-game winning
streak.
Mark Grace hit a three-run homer to highlight the six-run third,
when San Diego committed three of its season-high five errors.
Third baseman Phil Nevin committed two errors in the inning.
Shortstop Chris Gomez had the other, and also finished with two.
The Diamondbacks had scored just two runs total in losing their
previous two games, and had gone just 7-for-31 with runners in
scoring position in their last four games.
"It wasn't exactly pretty, but we'll take anything we can get
at this point," manager Bob Brenly said. "We've had opportunities
in the past few games and the past couple of weeks that we were
unable to cash in on, so it was good to see us get those guys
across the plate after the errors."
The Padres, who had been alone atop the NL West for one day,
lead the majors with 51 errors. Their previous season high was four
in a 5-3 victory in Montreal on Sunday.
Padres' hard-luck starter Bobby Jones (2-6) allowed just one
earned run in 6 1/3 innings, seeing his ERA drop from 2.80 to 2.67.
"He pitched well, but we killed him, or, I should say, I killed
him," Nevin said. "I let two runners on and Grace hits the home
run. He's not up there if I make the plays."
The Padres have committed 20 errors in Jones' 10 starts, while
scoring just 26 runs for the right-hander. The Padres have played
error-free in just one of Jones' starts.
"I understand errors are part of the game," Jones said. "You
really can't let it affect you. I just so happens that I'm not so
lucky right now."
Ellis left the game in the third with injuries to both legs that
he sustained in the first. Erik Sabel (3-0) allowed two hits in
three scoreless innings in relief of Ellis.
Ellis strained his left quadriceps while covering first base on
Ben Davis' grounder in the second inning, then sprained his right
ankle when he stepped on the bag.
He stayed in the game even though he was limping, but was
replaced by pinch-runner Juan Sosa after beating out an infield
single in the third.
Brenly said Ellis should be OK to make his next start.
Sosa was forced by Tony Womack's grounder, and then the Padres'
troubles began. Nevin fielded Jay Bell's grounder and threw it four
rows deep into stands behind first base. Luis Gonzalez was
intentionally walked to load the bases, and Nevin booted Greg
Colbrunn's grounder, with two runs scoring.
Grace homered to right, his seventh, to make it 5-0. After
former Padre Reggie Sanders reached on Gomez's error, David
Dellucci hit a run-scoring double. Grace finished 3-for-4.
Colbrunn hit a run-scoring double in the seventh that chased
Jones. Jones allowed eight hits, struck out one and walked one.
Dave Magadan singled in the eighth for San Diego's only run.
Game notes
The best pitching matchup of the four-game series comes
Saturday night when Arizona's Curt Schilling (7-1, 2.99 ERA) faces Adam
Eaton (6-2, 5.66). ... Padres right-hander Carlton Loewer had a strong
rehabilitation start at Triple-A Portland on Friday night, allowing
no hits in 5 2/3 shutout innings against Tacoma. Loewer has yet to
pitch for the Padres even though he's in his second season with the
team. He broke his lower left leg and dislocated his ankle in a
hunting accident in January 2000, then developed shoulder problems
that required season-ending surgery last July. Loewer was one of
three right-handers obtained from Philadelphia for Andy Ashby in
November 1999.
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