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Padres score five in the 11th to beat Reds

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From the Associated Press

CINCINNATI -- Just because Trevor Hoffman blows a save doesn’t mean the San Diego Padres have to lose the game.

Khalil Greene homered and drove in three runs, including the go-ahead run in the 11th, and San Diego overcame a rare Hoffman failure with a 12-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

David Weathers walked the bases loaded with one out to set up Greene’s sacrifice fly to left field, which broke a 7-7 tie. Josh Bard followed with a two-run triple down the right field line, and Kevin Kouzmanoff greeted reliever Victor Santos with a first-pitch, two-run homer to left.

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Hoffman had converted 25 consecutive save opportunities before Brandon Phillips led off the ninth with a double and Hatteberg followed one out later with a double off the left-field wall to tie the score at 7-7. Hoffman came back to get two popups and end the inning. The blown save was Hoffman’s first since April 27 against the Dodgers.

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RESULTS

at Philadelphia 6, Atlanta 5: Jayson Werth scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error by shortstop Yunel Escobar in the seventh inning. Werth led off with a single and was sacrificed to second. Greg Dobbs hit a ball deep into the hole at short. Escobar made a fine backhand play but threw the ball wide of first. The play was ruled a single and a throwing error.

Florida 4, at New York 3: Hanley Ramirez hit a go-ahead, two-run double off Billy Wagner in the ninth inning. Miguel Olivo hit a leadoff single and pinch-hitter Jason Wood walked with one out. Ramirez then drove a 1-and-2 pitch over Carlos Beltran’s head in center field to score both runners. It was Wagner’s second blown save in 28 chances this season.

Milwaukee 5, at Houston 4 (11 innings): Corey Hart hit an RBI triple off Brian Moehler in the top of the 11th. With two out, Rickie Weeks, a .210 hitter called up to replace injured Tony Graffanino, walked for the fourth time before Hart drove an 0-and-2 pitch into the right-field corner.

Chicago 6, at Colorado 2: Jason Marquis, who was 0-4 in his previous seven road starts, lasted 6 2/3 innings, yielding five hits and an unearned run.

at Arizona 11, Washington 4: Conor Jackson drove in four runs with two homers, and the Diamondbacks won for the 16th time in 19 games.

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Pittsburgh 8, at San Francisco 7: Barry Bonds hit career homer No. 758, but the Giants lost.

San Diego 12, at Cincinnati 7 (11 innings): Khalil Greene drove in three runs, including the go-ahead run in the 11th.

Dodgers 2, at St. Louis 1: James Loney ended a scoreless tie with a two-run homer with one out in the ninth inning.

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