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Samardzija, Giants beat Padres 2-1 to keep pace with Mets

Published Sep. 23, 2016 3:16 a.m. ET

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SAN DIEGO (AP) Angel Pagan's single broke a scoreless tie in the eighth and Jeff Samardzija struck out nine in seven innings for the San Francisco Giants, who beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Thursday night to keep pace with the New York Mets for the NL wild card lead.

The Mets and Giants took a half-game lead over the idle St. Louis Cardinals in the wild card race. New York beat Philadelphia 9-8 in 11 innings.

San Francisco came in trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers by six games in the NL West, with 10 to play.

The Giants faced a Padres lineup that included five rookies, three making their big league debut. The Giants snapped a six-game losing streak to the Padres, who have been their nemesis during their second-half skid. The Padres swept the Giants at San Francisco last week and in San Diego in the first series after the All-Star break. The Giants had swept the Padres three times in the first two months of the season.

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