Padres complete road sweep of Pirates

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07/25/2010 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chris Denorfia and Adrian Gonzalez each homered, as the San Diego Padres took down the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-3, to complete a three-game sweep at PNC Park.

Denorfia drove in three runs and scored twice for the Padres, who went 4-2 on a six-game road trip. Wade LeBlanc (5-8) went six innings in the start, allowing three runs on eight hits to pick up his first win since June 12. The left-hander also fanned two batters and walked zero.

Ronny Cedeno hit a two-run homer for the Pirates, who went 4-6 on a 10-game homestand. Brad Lincoln (1-4) lasted 6 1/3 innings, giving up six runs on eight hits. He also had an RBI.

Cedeno hit a two-run homer in the second to put the Pirates on the board. Lastings Milledge led off with a single and crossed the plate when Cedeno blasted a 2-0 fastball over the wall in left.

The Padres exploded for five runs in the third to take the lead. LeBlanc and Jerry Hairston Jr. hit consecutive one-out singles. Denorfia hit a two- run double in front of Gonzalez's homer to right. Yorvit Torrealba walked, stole second, and scored on Will Venable's base hit for a 5-2 advantage.

Lincoln's RBI single in the fourth got Pittsburgh within 5-3. However, Denorfia's solo homer in the seventh made it a three-run game.

Heath Bell tossed a scoreless ninth for his 29th save of the year.

Game Notes

The Padres have beaten the Pirates 23 times in their last 32 visits to Pittsburgh...San Diego won for the seventh time in nine games since the All- Star break...Torrealba extended his hitting streak to 10 games...Following the game, the Pirates optioned Lincoln to Triple-A Indianapolis and designated pitcher Brendan Donnelly for assignment.

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