Padres pitch and homer their way to a victory over the D-Backs

Pads are on a roll.

• Clayton Richard came within one out of throwing a complete game.
  

  Is it just see me or im i seeing MY boy Clayton Richard trying to finish the game he's my player of the game.

  — luigi novello (@luigipadrefan) July 3, 2012

• Alexi Amarista hit his 4th home run in 5 games and was a triple short of a cycle.
• After hovering around the Mendoza Line most of the season Cameron Maybin may have turned the corner tonight. After a double in his first at bat he absolutely crushed a home run to centerfield. The secret to his success was altering his swing by just doing a toe tap with his front foot. It seemed to work. ESPN says it went 485 feet, the longest of the year.
  

  Seriously, that's one of the longest home runs I've ever seen.

  — jonahkeri (@jonahkeri) July 3, 2012

• Yasmani Grandal had another home run tonight after 2 on Saturday.
• Here we sit at the halfway mark:
  

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  31 - 50

  Games Back: 14.5

  Streak: Won 3

  Games Left: 82

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