Padres bullpen falters without setup men

6/12/15: Pinch-hitter Alex Guerrero bloops a base hit into shallow center, scoring Andre Ethier to give the Dodgers a one-run lead"It's a long season, and we've pushed those guys, especially in the past couple of weeks," Black said. "We've pushed all those guys in the 'pen, if you really look at it. A lot of our recent success in the past two or three weeks has been bullpen-related."

It was Dale Thayer, who got the call in the fateful eighth, and he allowed a leadoff double to Howie Kendrick, before Justin Turner tied the game with an RBI single.

Shawn Kelley followed Thayer, and he allowed a two-out pinch-hit single to the Dodgers' Alex Guerrero, which proved to be the difference in the game.

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