Giants beat Padres, pull within six of Dodgers

San Francisco Giants' Angel Pagan gestures toward his dugout as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the San Diego Padres during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)SAN DIEGO -- Right around the time rookie catcher Trevor Brown took a pitch to the throat in the third inning Sunday night, you might have posed this question: can the season safely end soon enough for these injury-ravaged Giants?

Maybe not.Brown stayed in the game, broke a scoreless tie by making his first major league hit an RBI double, and the Giants' lifeline in the N.L. West became a bit stronger after a 4-2 victory over the San Diego…