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PHOENIX (AP) -- After a 6½-year trek to the big-time, Brian
Tollberg made the most of it when he finally got his chance.
|  | | Brian Tollberg made the most of his long-awaited big league debut. |
The 27-year-old right-hander threw a one-hitter for seven
innings Tuesday night as the San Diego Padres finally won at Bank
One Ballpark, 3-1 over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
His big-league debut came after 102 career minor-league starts.
"I think it's sweeter that way," Tollberg said. "I've been
the scenic route and I wouldn't change it for the world. It kind of
gave me the work ethic I have now."
Ryan Klesko hit two home runs off Todd Stottlemyre for the only
offense Tollberg needed. It was a satisfying win after San Diego's
ugly 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks, when Brandon Kolb walked in the
winning run in the ninth.
"That's huge for us," manager Bruce Bochy said of Tollberg's
performance. "Last night was a tough loss. Today he picked us up
going against Stottlemyre, who I thought pitched very well. He beat
us twice before, but I thought his stuff tonight was even better."
Going into the game, San Diego was 0-4 this season in Arizona
and 1-10 over the past two years.
Tollberg, called up from Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday, is the
10th starter this season for the injury-plagued Padres.
The only hit he allowed was Steve Finley's two-out single in the
fourth inning. Arizona's lone run was unearned. Tollberg walked
three and struck out seven.
Trevor Hoffman pitched a scoreless ninth for his 18th save in 19
opportunities, and fourth in five days.
Klesko's two homers and Arizona's weak offense spoiled a strong
outing by Stottlemyre (8-5).
"He's the one guy in their lineup you would think I was not
going to want to let beat me," Stottlemyre said. "I just didn't
throw enough quality pitches."
Klesko has hit safely in 10 of 11 games.
"I hit a couple of mistakes," he said. "He was making good
pitches on me, but the ones he didn't make I hit out."
Stottlemyre has lost his last three starts. The Diamondbacks
were shut out in the first two of those losses, then scored one run
Tuesday.
In 7 2/3 innings, Stottlemyre allowed two earned runs on six
hits. He struck out 10, his first double-digit strikeout game in
his two seasons with Arizona and 17th of his career, and didn't
walk a batter.
Klesko, in his first multiple-homer game with San Diego and 10th
of his career, put San Diego up 1-0 with a 414-foot shot over the
swimming pool beyond the right-field fence in the fourth inning.
The Padres made it 2-0 with an unearned run in the fifth. Bret
Boone led off with a single, and attempted to steal second. Catcher
Kelly Stinnett's throw went into center field for an error,
allowing Boone to advance to third.
Ruben Rivera lofted a sacrifice fly to Travis Lee in right. Lee
fired the ball to Stinnett as Boone attempted to score. Boone
crashed into the Arizona catcher, and Stinnett dropped the ball.
The Diamondbacks scored their lone run without a hit in the
fifth. Lee led off with a walk and moved to second on Stottlemyre's
one-out sacrifice bunt.
Tony Womack hit a sharp grounder to second baseman Boone, who
couldn't handle it, then threw wildly to home as Lee scored from
second.
Klesko's 13th home run of the season on an 0-2 pitch with two
outs in the fifth put San Diego ahead 3-1.
Kevin Walker pitched a scoreless eighth in relief of Tollberg.
Luis Gonzalez led off the Arizona ninth with a double off
Hoffman. After Matt Williams struck out on a 3-2 pitch, Steve
Finley walked. But Hoffman got Greg Colbrunn to foul out, then
struck out Lee to seal the victory.
Home plate umpire Doug Eddings threw Arizona second baseman Jay Bell out of the game after Bell vehemently protested a called third
strike that ended the fifth inning. Bell, who thought the pitch was
high, slammed his bat to the ground in disgust and shouted at
Eddings, who immediately ejected the player.
Bell and Eddings had a confrontation Monday night when Bell was
called out at first base. Replays showed Bell should have been
safe.
Game notes
Bochy made Tony Gwynn a last-minute scratch because of a
sore left knee. ... In addition to his throwing error and dropping
the ball in the collision at home, Stinnett was 0-for-3 with two
strikeouts. ... After severe thunderstorms cooled the desert air,
the roof was open at Bank One Ballpark. ... Since June 2, Arizona
is 5-11. ... Tollberg was 6-0 in Las Vegas with a 2.83 ERA.
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