Bill Center, longtime sportswriter for U-T San Diego, is an employee of the Padres.
The Padres weren't the only team in the organization to go overtime Friday night.
First baseman Marcus Davis singled home Felipe Blanco in the bottom of the 13th to give high Single-A Lake Elsinore a 2-1 win over San Jose - the Storm's second straight, walk-off, marathon win.
The Storm also defeated San Jose in 15 innings Thursday night and has played a total of 51 innings in the last four days - the equivalent of 5 2/3 games.
Elsewhere in the system on Friday, Triple-A El Paso suffered a 3-2, 12-inning loss at Albuquerque and short-season Single-A Tri-City suffered a 3-2, 10-inning loss at Everett.