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Eaton wins as Padres top Rockies

Adam Eaton (10-3) picked up his first win since June 9 with six strong innings. He yielded two runs on five hits, mixing in a walk with five strikeouts. "It's the little things that are going to get us into the postseason," Eaton said. "We have done a lot of little things right. I get focused on who I am going to face and just worry about ourselves." Mark Loretta homered and Ben Johnson knocked in a run for the Padres, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Jeff Francis (12-11) was saddled with the loss, allowing three runs on seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. The young lefthander walked five and struck out three. Brad Hawpe and Luis Gonzalez each registered an RBI for the Rockies, who saw their four-game winning streak come to an end. With the score knotted at 2-2 in the fifth, Joe Randa laced a one-out double that moved Loretta to third, who reached on a force out. Brian Giles was then walked by Francis to load the bases. Khalil Greene was unable to drive in a run, as he struck out, but Nady got a free pass to force in the go-ahead run. Giles manufactured the Padres final run of the game, reaching base with a free pass in the seventh before he stole second and advanced to third on the throw. Giles eventually scored on a wild pitch by Rockies reliever Ryan Speier, staking the Padres to a 4-2 lead. Trevor Hoffman pitched a perfect ninth inning to nail down his 36th save of the season. The Padres jumped in front with a run in the second inning on Johnson's RBI double. Nady, who reached base with a single, scored on the play. Loretta put the home club ahead 2-0 with his leadoff homer in the following frame, but Colorado tied the game with two runs in the fourth. Cory Sullivan stroked a ground-rule double to start the frame and scored three batters later on Hawpe's base hit. After a Garrett Atkins single, Gonzalez plated Hawpe with his base hit to right, tying the game at 2-2. Game Notes Eaton improved to 7-1 in eight home starts this season...Francis fell to 4-7 in 14 road starts this year...Atkins has a 12-game hitting streak...The Padres are 38-32 at home this season...San Diego is 8-5 versus the Rockies this season, including a 5-3 home mark.

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