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SAN FRANCISCO || Phil Nevin was beginning to forget what hitting a home run felt like. It all came back to him with one swing.
Nevin hit his first home run of the season, off Waipahu's Jerome Williams, and Kevin Jarvis took a six-hitter into the eighth inning as the San Diego Padres stopped San Francisco's nine-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory over the Giants last night.
Williams' loss was his first in his past six decisions.
"It's been a long time," said Nevin. "I was beginning to feel like kind of a jinx. It's nice to take part in a victory."
Playing in his third game since coming off the disabled list, Nevin hit his first home run since Sept. 1, a two-run shot in the second inning. Nevin had been out since spring training, when he dislocated his shoulder.
Williams (5-2) allowed his first home run in 64 2/3 innings. He lost for the first time since his major league debut on April 26, a span of 11 starts.
"I threw a bad pitch and he hit it good," Williams said.
Williams allowed seven hits over seven innings with six strikeouts and two walks. After the home run he did not allow another runner past second base and retired the final seven batters he faced.
Jarvis (4-2) won his fourth straight start, a streak that began when he beat the Giants in San Diego on July 5. He has not allowed a home run in his past 31 innings.
"They hit a couple of balls pretty hard, but it was a pitcher's ballpark tonight with the wind," Jarvis said. "Lately I've been throwing all my pitches with pretty good command."
Barry Bonds went 1-for-2 with two walks after missing a game to be with his father. Bobby Bonds underwent open-heart surgery on Friday.
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San Diego's Phil Nevin hit a two-run home run off San Francisco starter and Waipahu High School alumnus Jerome Williams yesterday. It was the first homer Williams has given up in the majors.
With two outs in the eighth, Jarvis gave up a double to Marquis Grissom and walked Bonds intentionally. Andres Galarraga then hit an RBI single to spoil the shutout.
But that was the only run San Francisco could manage against Jarvis, who allowed eight hits while striking out five and walking one. He beat the Giants for the first time in San Francisco and improved to 3-6 against them overall. He retired 10 in a row at one point.
"He had unbelievable command of all his pitches," Padres manager Bruce Bochy said. "When he throws his sinker like he did, he's going to be tough."
Rod Beck pitched the ninth for his 12th save in 12 opportunities.
Nevin and Mark Kotsay each had two hits for the Padres, who are 5-4 since the All-Star break. San Diego jumped ahead when Nevin followed Ryan Klesko's infield single with his homer on a 2-0 pitch.
"You can tell by the way he's swinging he's feeling healthy," Bochy said. "He's letting go, and he's not hesitant when he swings."
Giants right fielder Jose Cruz, Jr. recorded his major league-leading 15th outfield assist when he doubled up Kotsay in the first inning. His 24 assists over the last two years is the most in the majors. The San Francisco single-season record is 17, by Jack Clark and Jeffrey Leonard in 1983 and Willie Mays in 1958.
Padres 2, Giants 1
San Diego AB R H BI BB SO Avg. RVazquez ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .274 Kotsay cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .250 Loretta 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .309 Klesko 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Nevin rf 3 1 2 2 0 1 .444 Matthews rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280 White lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Burroughs 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Ojeda c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .253 Jarvis p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .154 Beck p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Totals 31 2 7 2 3 7 San Francisco AB R H BI BB SO Avg. JoCruz rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 NPerez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Grissom cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .310 Bonds lf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .330 Galarraga 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .303 Aurilia ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .269 Alfonzo 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Torrealba c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .248 JeWilliams p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .118 a-Feliz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Christiansen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Brower p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 b-Durham ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 Totals 34 1 9 1 2 5 a-grounded out for Williams in the 7th. b-flied out for Brower in the 9th.
San Diego 020 000 000 -- 2 7 0 San Francisco 000 000 010 -- 1 9 0
LOB--San Diego 5, San Francisco 9. 2B--Grissom (22). HR--Nevin (1), off JeWilliams. RBIs--Nevin 2 (2), Galarraga (23). CS--Ojeda (1), JoCruz (8). S--JoCruz. GIDP--Loretta.
Runners left in scoring position--San Diego 1 (Loretta); San Francisco 4 (Galarraga 2, Aurilia, Torrealba).
Runners moved up--Alfonzo.
DP--San Francisco 2 (JoCruz and Galarraga), (Aurilia, NPerez and Galarraga).
IBB--off Jarvis (Bonds) 1.
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Jarvis W, 4-2 8 8 1 1 2 5 89 3.91 Beck S, 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 1.83 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA JeWilliams L, 5-2 7 7 2 2 2 6 108 2.80 Christiansen 1 0 0 0 1 0 26 2.81 Brower 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 3.63
Umpires--Home, Larry Poncino; First, Phil Cuzzi; Second, Jerry Crawford; Third, Brian O'Nora.
T--2:32. A--42,521 (41,503).
