Posted at 1:46 p.m., Saturday, September 29, 2007
Baseball: Brewers win, keep Padres from clinching
By Chris Jenkins
Associated Press
Tony Gwynn Jr. hit a tying, two-out triple off Trevor Hoffman in the ninth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers went on to beat the Padres 4-3 in the 11th today.
The Padres are assured of at least a tie for the NL wild-card spot, and they can wrap it up with a win Sunday.
San Diego would've been heading back to the postseason for the third straight year, except for the hit by Gwynn, son of the longtime Padres Hall of Famer. A day after being eliminated from the race, the Brewers handed Hoffman — the career saves leader — his sixth blown save in 48 chances.
The outcome did clear up one thing: The Padres' loss clinched the NL West for Arizona and gave the Diamondbacks home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs.
