Clemens, who was battling the flu, stymied the Giants' bats while throwing five scoreless innings. Yangervis Solarte helped his cause with an RBI single in the fourth and an RBI groundout in the fifth, before Sanchez provided a comfortable cushion for the Padres bullpen with a two-run shot into the right-field arcade in the sixth.
Giants right-hander Jeff Samardzija cruised through the first three innings. However, he labored through the latter half of his start and exited the game after allowing more than three runs for the first time since Aug. 5. The Giants' bats didn't provide much help, as the lineup mustered just five hits.