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Padres don't point fingers after tough loss

HOUSTON -- With two outs in the 10th and the winning run on second base Saturday night, Padres reliever Phil Maton got the routine popup he wanted.

Somehow, some way, there would be no 11th inning.

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Astros third baseman Alex Bregman skyed Maton's full-count fastball to the right side of the infield, about 35 feet up the first-base line. Padres first baseman Eric Hosmer -- playing deep to prevent a game-winning grounder from sneaking through -- broke toward home. Catcher A.