San Diego Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill, right, celebrates with shortstop Xander Bogaerts (2) after the team's victory over the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game in San Francisco.
MLB: Padres Take NL West Top Spot After Giants Rout
San Diego Padres are the new leaders of the National League West with their 11-1 drubbing of the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. Padres hit seven runs in the second innings and three more in the fifth to take a 10-0 lead before both teams hit one run each in the seventh innings. The Padres out-hit the Giants 14-5 in the game and 34-20 in the series.
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San Diego Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui reacts after the team's victory over the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game in San Francisco.
MLB Baseball Game: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Gitans
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San Francisco Giants' Dominic Smith reacts to a called strike before flying out with the bases loaded to end the third inning against San Diego Padres during a baseball game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, during a baseball game at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
MLB Baseball Game: San Francisco Gitans vs San Diego Padres
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San Francisco Giants' Jung Hoo Lee triples in the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres during a baseball game at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
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San Diego Padres' Ramon Laureano slides safely into third base as San Francisco Giants' Casey Schmitt awaits the throw after Jake Cronenworth's two-run second inning single during a baseball game at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
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San Francisco Giants' starting pitcher Kai-Wei Teng hands the ball to manager Bob Melvin while being removed during a baseball against the San Diego Padres in San Francisco.
MLB Baseball: San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Gitans
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San Diego Padres' Jake Cronenworth greets Ramon Laureano after Laureano's two-run home run in fifth inning gave the Padres a lead over San Francisco Giants during a baseball game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, during a baseball game at Oracle Park in San Francisco.
MLB Baseball: San Francisco Gitans vs San Diego Padres
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San Diego Padres pitcher Yuki Matsui throws to a San Francisco Giants batter during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco.
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