Brewers rally but fall short in extras

Kirk Nieuwenhuis tattoos a ball into the gap in left-center for a double, scoring Scooter Gennett and Jonathan LucroyMILWAUKEE -- After losing their lead in a mistake-marred eighth inning, the Padres pushed back ahead in the 12th with their second pair of back-to-back home runs, then held on for an 8-7 win over the Brewers at Miller Park that spanned five hours and four minutes.

The go-ahead home runs belonged to Derek Norris and Melvin Upton Jr., who went deep against Brewers left-hander Chris Capuano with two outs in the 12th inning. Coincidentally, Norris entered the game in the ninth as a replacement for an injured Wil Myers, who had combined with Matt Kemp for back-to-back home runs in…