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Weekend PGAChampionship — Sat and Sun, 8 a.m., TNT, 11 a.m., CBS MLB— Padres at Giants, Sat, 1 p.m., FOX; Sun, 1 p.m., CSNB MLB — A’s at Twins, Sat, 4 p.m., Sun, 11 a.m., CSNC SUN —NASCAR — Carfax 400, 10 a.m., ESPN SUN—MLB— Dodgers at Braves, 10:30 a.m., TBS SUN —NFLPreseason — 49ers at Colts, 10 a.m., FOX-30 Sports 1B Weekend August 14-15, 2010 Padres win Round 1, expand division lead San Diego 3 Giants 2 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Ludwick narrowly beat Juan Uribe’s throw home to score the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, and the NL West-leading San Diego Padres held off the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory. Clayton Richard (10-5) earned his third straight win over the Giants this season, helping San Diego extend its division lead to 3 1/2 games over San Francisco in a game the Padres played under protest. It became a moot point when they won. The Padres quieted Jonathan Sanchez (8-8), who no- hit them here July 10, 2009, after he guaranteed a sweep of San Diego following his outing at Atlanta last Sunday. In the fourth, with the score tied at 2, San Francisco sec- ond baseman Freddy Sanchez hustled to field Chris Denor- fia’s grounder that hit off Jonathan Sanchez, but Scott Hair- ston ran in front of Freddy Sanchez and caused the infielder to stop his motion. First base umpire Marvin Hudson first ruled Hairston out for interference, then the crew met about the play. Padres manager Bud Black came out to argue. After a discussion that lasted several minutes, San Diego decided to play the game under protest. The Padres took the lead in the sixth when a sliding Lud- wick beat the close play at the plate on Chase Headley’s grounder. That came moments after hefty San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval ran down the line and made a forward-diving tag on Adrian Gonzalez to save a run. San- doval’s head whipped back upon impact with the ground and knocked the wind out of him. He was briefly down and examined by trainers before returning to third. The teams, each having changed significantly, hadn’t met since May 18 at Petco Park but still face off seven times after this series — four games in San Diego in early September and a season- ending three-game series from Oct. 1-3 in San Francisco. The game sure had a playoff feel with a boisterous sell- out crowd of 42,722. The Padres have won eight of the first nine with the Giants, including the initial seven matchups. San Francisco jumped to a quick 2-0 lead against Richard, who walked leadoff man Andres Torres and allowed him to advance on a wild pitch. Aubrey Huff then hit an RBI double and later scored on Pat Burrell’s ground- out. The Padres tied it in the top of the second. Sanchez plunked Yorvit Torrealba on the left shoulder to start the inning, then Headley tripled him home and Hairston followed with a sacrifice fly. Richard allowed six hits in six innings. He owns a 2.05 ERA in four starts against the Giants in 2010. Heath Bell pitched the ninth for his majors- leading 35th save in 38 chances. MCT photo The Padres’Chase Headley takes off for third base, Friday night against the San Francisco Giants. Giants trade for Royals OF Jose Guillen SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants found a new regular right fielder for the stretch run: well-traveled veteran Jose Guillen. The Giants acquired Guillen on Friday and also receive cash consid- erations from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for a player to be named. ‘‘We didn’t acquire him to be on the bench,’’ said manager Bruce Bochy, who plans to use Guillen somewhere in the middle of the bat- ting order. The Giants haven’t been to the playoffs since 2003 and were in the Along, strange day with no clear view PGA Championship SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Tiger Woods ate breakfast three times before he teed off in the first round of the PGA Championship. It was time for dinner when his second round began Friday. Bubba Watson walked off Whistling Straits atop the leaderboard after opening with a 68. He waited 30 hours for his next shot. And then there’s Nick Watney. ‘‘I was talking with my caddie this afternoon, and we were talking about something that happened this morn- ing,’’ he said. ‘‘But we both thought it was yesterday. So it’s been a long day. I’ll have no trouble sleeping tonight and wake up tomorrow and see where we’re at.’’ Not much is clear in the final major of the year. At least not yet. After two days — but not two full rounds — Matt Kuchar was atop the leaderboard after another rock-solid round on a soft course. He nearly holed out from the 13th fairway again during a stretch of three straight birdies that led to a 3-under 69. Kuchar was at 8-under 136, one shot ahead of Watney, who had a 68. ‘‘Not too much trouble to report in two rounds,’’ said Kuchar, explaining the key to success in just about any major. The only trouble was sleep. Kuchar woke up at 4 a.m. to get to the course and resume his second round at 7 a.m. But while it was clear on the practice range, it was soon tough to see the clubhouse 200 yards away, and players had to wait 2 1/2 hours to start. Kuchar made birdie on his first hole — the sixth — to take the lead, finished up his 67, had a quick lunch and played the second round. ‘‘Sitting around right now, it’s nice to be done,’’ said Kuchar, who left the course about 12 hours after he arrived. Woods finally teed off at 5:45 p.m., leaving him enough time to play six holes and make six pars. Only they sure weren’t routine. He had to scramble for par off a cart path, out of grass up to his knees and from a grassy knoll that made it tough for him to keep his balance. After the siren sounded to suspend play, Woods opted to finish the sixth hole. He chipped out of deep grass below the green and left himself a 5-foot birdie putt that spun 270 degrees around the cup and sent him home somber. ‘‘Had to hang in there, and did a good job with that,’’ Woods, who MCTphoto PGA Championship leader Matt Kuchar waves to the crowd, Friday, at the 18th green. remained at 1 under, told a PGA offi- cial. The fog played havoc on the start- ing times. Whistling Straits delivered its own share of misery, too, starting with European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie. He played in the same group with Kuchar and was 26 shots worse over two rounds, going 78-83. Phil Mickelson took some unusual routes from tee-to-green, although some of his misses were so big that he wound up in the gallery, where the grass had been trampled. Mickelson carries extra gloves in his bag for sou- venirs when he hits a fan, and he hand- ed one out on the 15th hole, complete with a frown sign inside the ‘‘o’’ in ‘‘Sorry.’’ No apologies were necessarily when he scrambled his way to a 69, putting him at 2-under 142 and still very much alive in his quest to move to No. 1 in the world for the first time. ‘‘This is a penalizing golf course to not play from the fairway,’’ Mickelson said. ‘‘And I certainly explored a lot of areas here. First 27 holes for me to keep it around par was a feat, and I drove it better the last nine holes. ... I just want to be in a position where if I play like I know I can, I can make up some ground. And I feel like I’m with- in striking distance.’’ Join the crowd. Bryce Molder, once regarded as a can’t-miss kid when he played on the same Georgia Tech team as Kuchar, made an impressive debut in his first See PGA, page 2B NL wild-card chase until mid-Sep- tember last season. Getting over the hump in 2010 and ending the six- year drought is the franchise’s top priority. San Francisco general manager Brian Sabean has been busy upgrad- See TRADE, page 2B Pavano beats A’s, wins 15th of year Athletics 3 Minnesota 4 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carl Pavano pitched into the seventh inning for his 15th win, Danny Valencia had two hits and two RBIs and the Minnesota Twins held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Friday night. Pavano (15-7) allowed two runs and 10 hits over 6 1- 3 innings and matched the Yankees C.C. Sabathia and the Rays David Price for the most wins in the Ameri- can League. Matt Capps allowed an unearned run in the ninth, but held on for his third save with the Twins and 29th overall. He got Rajai Davis to fly out to end the game with runners on first and second. Minnesota took a 3-2 lead in the fourth inning when Valencia’s ground-rule double scored Delmon Young. Valencia advanced to third on Alexi Casilla’s sacrifice bunt and scored on Drew Butera’s squeeze to make it 4- 2. Daric Barton and Jack Cust had the A’s RBIs. Mark Ellis had three hits for Oakland, which outhit the Twins 14-5 but matched a season high with 13 runners left on base. Twins reliever Jesse Crain got Coco Crisp to ground into a bases-loaded double play to end the eighth inning. With runners on second and third and one out in the seventh, Ron Mahay relieved Pavano and struck out Cust. Casilla made a diving catch deep in the hole at short off the bat of Kevin Kouzmanoff to end the threat. Denard Span made a sprawling catch in center field on Cliff Pennington’s sinking liner to save a run and end the sixth inning. A combination of bad defense and control problems cost A’s starter Gio Gonzalez (10-8) in the first inning. Span reached on an error to start the first and scored when Gonzalez walked Jason Kubel with the bases loaded. Valencia made it 2-0 with an RBI single later in the first. The Twins continue to win without the services of All-Star first-baseman Justin Morneau. The former MVP has been out since July 8 with a concussion and said before Friday’s game that there is no timetable for his return. Minnesota also will have to play the next four weeks without left-handed reliever Jose Mijares, who needs surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee. Gonzalez allowed four runs, two earned, and struck out seven over six innings. It was the first time in six games that an A’s starter has failed to pitch at least seven innings. Barton, Crisp and Kurt Suzuki each had two hits for the A’s. NOTES: The A’s placed infielder Adam Rosales on the disabled list with a stress fracture in his right ankle, and recalled infielder Steve Tolleson from Triple-A Sacramento to take his spot. ... A’s reliever Andrew Bailey, out since July 21 with a right intercostal strain, threw from 140 feet on Friday and might throw of a mound by Sunday. ... A’s prospect Chris Carter was 0 for 4 on Friday and is 0 for 13 with six strikeouts since being called up on Monday.