Padres Rally in 9th to Beat White Sox 2-1

SAN DIEGO - Ramon Hernandez homered with one out in the ninth inning to tie it, and Damian Jackson had a bases-loaded single as the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Saturday night.

The NL West-leading Padres won for just the third time in 10 games, a span in which they've scored just 21 runs.

Hernandez homered to left on a 2-2 pitch from Dustin Hermanson (0-2), who blew his first save in 16 chances. He was trying to preserve a win for left-hander Mark Buehrle, who has four straight no-decisions.

Sean Burroughs followed with a single to left, pinch-hitter Robert Fick singled to right and pinch-hitter Mark Sweeney was intentionally walked to load the bases.

With the infield in, Jackson slapped a single past shortstop Juan Uribe to bring in Burroughs with the winning run.

In the top of the ninth, Paul Konerko was thrown out trying to score from first on A.J. Pierzynski's double.

Scott Linebrink (3-1) pitched the ninth for the win.

Padres rookie Tim Stauffer held baseball's best team to one run on three hits in seven innings.

Buehrle allowed seven hits in 7 2-3 innings, struck out six and walked one.

With a runner on first and two outs in the eighth and right-hander Phil Nevin coming up, Buehrle made way for right-hander Cliff Politte, who struck out Nevin.

Stauffer struck out seven and walked one.

He allowed a run before he got an out in the first. Scott Podsednik beat out an infield single to third and Tadahito Iguchi doubled him home.

Notes:@ Padres leadoff batter Dave Roberts hopes to be able to play Sunday after being sidelined for the fifth straight game with a sore right shoulder. ... Burroughs didn't start because of a stiff neck, but he replaced Geoff Blum starting the top of the sixth.

A service of the Associated Press(AP)

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