Giants Edge Padres, Keep Pace With Mets in Wild Card Race

SAN DIEGO — Wins don't have to be pretty, you know. This one certainly wasn't for the Giants, who had just one hit through seven innings against a Padres team that played a Triple-A lineup.But they found a way to take the lead in the eighth and hold it for two innings, making a winner of Jeff Samardzija on a night when he was brilliant. The 2-1 win allowed the Giants to keep pace with the Mets, who stunned the Phillies on Asdrubal Cabrera's three-run, extra-innings walk-off. The Mets and Giants are a half-game ahead of the Cardinals, who had the night off. 300-Space Parking Lot OK'd For Mission Peak Most of the night at Petco Park was remarkably quiet.Samardzija, perhaps the most consistent Giants starter in recent weeks, dominated. He struck out five of seven at one point and scattered four hits. The only real threat came in the sixth when Samardzija made a throwing error and then gave up a single to put two on with no outs. But he got a pop-up before striking out Will Myers and Ryan Schimpf. Myers, the biggest threat in San Diego's lineup, fouled off four pitches before waving through a curveball. Volcano Erupts in Costa Rica, Shuts Down Airport The Giants haven't hit a...