SAN DIEGO -- Phil Nevin's infield single drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the San Diego Padres edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Saturday night.
Ryan Freel of the Reds slides safely into second on a steal in Cincinnati as Houston Astros second baseman Jeff Kent fails to reach the throw during the 10th inning Saturday of a game that began on Friday night. The Reds won 3-2 in 13 innings.
Jay Payton and Mark Loretta also had RBIs for the Padres, who overcame a home run by Dodgers starting pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii and pulled within 2 1/2 games of first-place Los Angeles in the NL West.
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