Padres End Season With Series Loss

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Sep 25, 2014; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants first baseman

(9) hits an rbi single against the San Diego Padres during the seventh inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports

Game 1 was an offensive showdown as 17 runs were scored combined with 23 hits and 6 total home runs. The Giants jumped out to a 6-0 lead by Pablo Sandoval’s 2 RBI as well as Brandon Crawford and Brandon Belt’s home runs.  The Padres battled back with long balls of their own. Will Venable hit his 8^th of the year to make it 6-2 then Grandal hit a solo shot to right to cut the lead in half.  Grandal would not finish there. In the top of the 7^th, he launched a grand slam to give the Padres a 7-6 lead. Rene Rivera got into the action with a home run of his own, making it 8-6. The lead would be short lived as 3 Padres relievers relinquished the lead in the bottom half of the inning, giving the Giants the 9-8 win. The Giants took the lead on a sacrifice squeeze bunt by Matt Duffy.

Andrew Cashner had a bad ending to his season. He allowed 6 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings. The 3 runs that cost the Padres the game were charged to Blaine Boyer, who took his first loss. The Giants were able to capitalize when it mattered most by going 5-for-9 with runners in scoring position.