Dodgers-Padres: Comeback Kids Fall Just Short in 4-3 Loss

The comeback kids were at it again in Chavez Ravine on Sunday night, but fell just short as they lost 4-3 to the last-place San Diego Padres.

The Los Angeles Dodgers were down one run in the ninth inning, and Rafael Furcal worked a one-out walk against the Padres’ (61-77) closer Heath Bell to bring the tying run, Jim Thome, to the plate.

But Thome flied out with a runner on first, and Andre Ethier followed with a lazy fly ball of his own to close the door on the first-place Dodgers (81-57).

The loss shrunk their lead in the NL West to three-and-a-half games, as the Colorado Rockies completed a sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 13-5 win earlier in the afte...

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