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SAN DIEGO -- Jabari Blash chopped a grounder toward third base and immediately feared for the worst.I knew there was a chance for a triple play, he said.San Diegos pinch-hitter was right. The Philadelphia Phillies went around the horn for the first triple play ever at Petco Park, then took advantage of a key error to beat the Padres 6-5 on Sunday.A throwing error by rookie shortstop Jose Rondon on Cesar Hernandezs grounder was costly in the seventh. Rondons two-base error set up pinch-hitter Tommy Josephs two-out RBI single to score Hernandez with the go-ahead run.But it was the bottom of the inning that the Padres were still kicking themselves about.The Padres were gifted two walks to open the seventh, but then Blash hit into the 5-4-3 triple play.With runners on first and second, Blash hit a grounder to Maikel Franco at third. He stepped on the bag and fired to second baseman Hernandez to erase Rondon. Hernandezs relay to first beat Blash by a step.Im someone that wants to bring that tying run in or potentially put us ahead, Blash said. It wasnt the ideal situation.It was the Phillies first triple play since doing it against the New York Mets on Aug. 23, 2009.Jerad Eickhoff (7-12) pitched six innings, surrendering five runs (four earned) and five hits with five strikeouts as the Phillies claimed the series.Brad Hand (3-3) took the loss.Starter Jarred Cosart recorded a season-high five strikeouts over his five innings. He was charged with five runs, 10 hits and no walks.I would grade myself much better today than my last start, he said. I was calmed down. I tried to settle in a little.Padres manager Andy Green agreed.I thought he was better today, he said. He was in the strike zone. He gave us a chance.Ryan Schimpfs 326-foot game-tying two-run homer just stayed fair down the right-field line and capped the Padres three-run sixth inning.Alex Dickersons seventh homer of the year in the fourth pulled the Padres within 5-2.Philadelphia sent nine batters to the plate in the fourth to seize a 5-1 edge as Cosart got knocked around. Most of the damage came with two outs.San Diego tied it at 1 in the third, thanks to some sloppy Philadelphia defense. Derek Norris opened with a single and Franco then flagged down Rondons hot grounder at third, but Francos errant throw to second went into right field for an error. Norris eventually scored on Travis Jankowskis groundout.The Phillies struck in the first inning. Odubel Herrera turned on Cosarts 92-mph fastball for a solo homer, his 12th on the season. That snapped a string of 13 consecutive innings that the Phillies had failed to score with Eickhoff pitching.UP NEXTPhillies: RHP Zach Eflin (3-4, 4.77) gets the nod as the team continues its West Coast swing against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. Eflin has won but once in his last four starts, which includes two no-decisions. It is Eflins first outing against the Dodgers, a team he was traded to by the San Diego Padres before he landed with the Phillies.Padres: RHP Luis Perdomo (5-5, 6.67) kicks off the Padres road trip in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Perdomo has given up three runs of less in seven of his last nine starts since June 15. He was tagged for a loss in his last outing, working 6 2/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday. Jordan 11 Cheap China . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. Cheap Air Jordan 11 . 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CHICAGO -- Cubs manager Joe Maddon tabbed lefty Jon Lester his starter for Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Friday night, when the Cubs host the winner of Wednesdays wild-card contest between the?San Francisco Giants?and?New York Mets.He always embraces the moment. Good things tend to happen, Maddon said of Lester. He really does rise to the occasion. Everything locks in and he tends to execute at a really high level.Maddon announced his rotation for the series during a Tuesday workout, choosing Kyle Hendricks to pitch Game 2, while reigning NL CY Young winner Jake Arrieta will start Game 3 on the road. Righty John Lackey would pitch Game 4, if necessary.Nobody would have predicted Hendricks as a Game 2 playoff starter when the season began, but Maddon had high praise for the right-hander.He did take a really big step forward. He deserves it, said Theo Epstein, the Cubs president of baseball operations. He had an amazing campaign.Lester has a 1.74 home ERA while Hendricks lled all qualified starters in that category with a 1.dddddddddddd32 mark. Meanwhile, the road ERAs for Arrieta (3.59) and Lackey (4.37) were a little more pedestrian.Friday will mark Lesters sixth division series start; the first four of his career came in the American League. Hes 2-2 with a 2.06 ERA in his previous five division series starts, most recently losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 last season. The Cubs won the next three games to advance to the NLCS, where they lost to the Mets.Maddon explained his overall thinking on putting the postseason rotation together.A lot of is based on recent productivity, he said. The fact that Jon has nailed it, Kyle has nailed it. But theyve also been very good at home where Jakes also been good on the road. And John Lackey doesnt care where he pitches.It kind of morphed into that over the last couple of weeks. ' ' '