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--RHP Trevor Hoffman's struggles continue. Hoffman entered the game protecting a 1-0 lead. Bengie Molina's homer pinned him with a second blown save on the year. Hoffman is now 0-2 with four saves in six chances. He has an 8.22 ERA and has allowed runs in four of his eight appearances.
--RHP Josh Banks was claimed by the Padres Wednesday off waivers from Kansas City. Banks has a 7.36 ERA in three major league outings. The Padres immediately optioned Banks to Class AAA Portland.
--LHP Arturo Lopez, who was 0-3 with a 13.14 ERA in four starts with Portland, was loaned to Mexico City of the Mexican League to open a roster spot for Banks.
BY THE NUMBERS: 13 -- Number of scoreless innings by RHP Justin Germano to start the season before the successive streak was snapped last Wednesday.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "It's pretty special ... but I don't see myself telling stories bout it in 10 or 20 years. No one (in Austrailia) knows who Randy Johnson is." -- Justin Huber to the team's official Web site after Huber's three-run homer off Johnson in a five-run sixth inning on Sunday.
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