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San Francisco Giants: 3
San Diego Padres: 2

There can be no greater motivation for the Giants in this border city than preventing the Padres from clinching the National League West in their presence, as the Dodgers did nearly one year ago.

"Hopefully we can break their hearts," Barry Bonds said before leaving Colorado.

That's exactly what the Giants did Monday night, scoring two runs with two outs in the ninth inning, against surefire Hall of Fame closer Trevor Hoffman, to beat the Padres 3-2 before a stunned crowd of 31,569 at Petco Park. It was Hoffman's first blown save since April 29.

Randy Winn tied the game with an RBI triple, his fourth hit, and J.T. Snow drove in the go-ahead run with a single. Armando Benitez retired the Padres in the ninth, completing a win the Giants stole when they absolutely had to do so. They reduced the Padres' lead in the division to three games with six to play, keeping San Diego's magic number at four.

Ryan Klesko hit a two-run homer two batters into the first inning, and Padres ace Jake Peavy (one run, six hits) made it stand for eight innings. The Giants scored a run in the fifth on doubles by Winn and Snow. It came down to Hoffman in the ninth, and he had converted 38 consecutive saves -- until Monday.

Mike Matheny singled with one out. After pinch-hitter Edgardo Alfonzo flied out, Winn delivered his biggest as a Giant. He blasted a ball to dead center that would have gone out in most parks. Here, Brian Giles chased it to the wall, where he leaped and seemed to catch it. But the ball popped out of his glove.

Winn had a triple, and pinch-runner Jason Ellison scored the tying run from first. Hoffman then walked Omar Vizquel before Snow singled Winn home for an improbable 3-2 lead.

3 back with 6 left to play.