SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Rookie Trevor Brown's RBI double was his first major league hit and Angel Pagan had a two-run home run for the San Francisco Giants, who beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Tuesday night to pull within six games of first-place Los Angeles in the NL West.
Time's running out for the defending World Series champion Giants, who have only 12 games left. They trail the Chicago Cubs by 9 1-2 games for the second wild card spot. The Giants have beaten the Padres six straight times and eight of nine.