Dodgers score off Hoffman to beat Padres (AP)

 
Trevor Hoffman was charged with his second loss in his last three games, allowing Chin-Lung Hu's tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Hoffman, baseball's career leader with 526 saves, also picked up the loss on Tuesday when he blew a save against Houston. [link]

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