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Padres Beat Cubs For 4-3 Win

Last updated on Wednesday, August 19, 2009

(SAN DIEGO, CA) - Adrian Gonzalez hit a go-ahead solo home run in the fifth and Kyle Blanks added a two-run inside-the-park homer in the eighth as the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3.

Derrek Lee gave Chicago a 1-0 lead in the first when he slammed a solo shot off San Diego starter Cesar Carrillo.

The Padres tied the game on a Kevin Kouzmanoff RBI single in the first and took the lead with two runs in the third.

Ryan Dempster drove in a run with a fourth inning single and Alfonso Soriano tied the game with an RBI hit in the fifth.

The Padres will try to sweep the three-game series late tonight.

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