The Padres haven't played the most extra-inning games in the major leagues this season. But they have played the most extra innings.
Friday night in San Francisco, the Padres defeated the Giants 7-3 in 13 innings. It was the Padres' fifth game of 13 innings or more capped by the 22-inning, 2-1 marathon loss to the Rockies on April 17 at Petco Park. Last Sunday, the Padres went 18 innings against the Reds, winning 9-6 on Adrian Gonzalez's three-run homer.
Friday night was also the Padres' third extra-inning game against the Giants. Earlier this season, the Giants defeated the Padres 3-2 in 11 innings in San Francisco and 3-2 in 13 innings in San Diego.
The Padres are now 3-3 in their six extra-inning marathons, which have averaged six extra innings per game.
PADRES 7, GIANTS 3 (13 innings): The Padres took advantage of the wildness of Giants reliever William Sadler to score four runs in the top of the 13th. The runs scored on a bases-loaded walk to Khalil Greene, Sadler hitting Michael Barrett with a pitch and a two-run pinch-hit single by Justin Huber. Five Padres relievers retired the final 17 Giants they faced.
