Another fine pitching performance by the Ginats wasted as the Ginats can only muster one hit...

[madinmaryland]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2010/05/13/30386_recap.html?eref=sihp

Latos pitches 1-hitter for first complete game

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Mat Latos knows he might have pitched a perfect game if he only could have blocked Eli Whiteside 's comebacker.

The 22-year-old righty replayed that one a few times in his head afterward, and how could he not? It was his lone blemish.

Latos threw a one-hitter, allowing just the sixth-inning infield single that deflected off him, and he also drove in the lone run to lead the San Diego Padres past the San Francisco Giants 1-0 on Thursday for a three-game sweep.

Latos (3-3) retired the first 15 batters before Whiteside opened the sixth with a one hopper that hit off the pitcher's glove hand and bounced toward shortstop. Third baseman Chase Headley 's throw to first wasn't in time.

" You just try to get it there as quick as you can,'' Headley said. " It would have been nice if that went our way."

The Padres swept the Giants in their waterfront ballpark for the first time since May 27-29, 2005 - and for the second time this season. San Francisco was swept at home for the first time in 2010.

The Padres moved 3 1/2 games ahead of the Giants in the NL West and wrapped up an impressive 5-1 road trip, improving to 6-0 this season against San Francisco. San Diego has won 10 of the last 13 in the rivalry.

[EFerrari]

1. It's an old team tradition!

:)

[villager]

2. Little sympathy here, as a Giants fan. I'm still ticked they managed to *lose*

a 1-hitter thrown *against* the Padres, when they were in San Diego... when they were swept the previous time!

[El Supremo]

3. Latos hit the winning RBI!

Sometimes - I mean rarely - do the pitchers know how to hit. Mark this one down.