Recap: San Diego vs. San Francisco

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Recap: San Diego vs. San Francisco

Pablo Sandoval went 2-for-4 and smacked the game-winning homer in the top of the 10th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres, 4-3, in the season finale for both clubs.

Ryan Webb (2-1) started the top of the 10th for the Padres and was greeted with Sandoval's blast to center.

"It was fitting that he hit the home run to win the ballgame for us," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "These guys came out on the last day and played hard, I'm proud of them. It was a great finish for us."

Athletics acquire 3B Kouzmanoff from Padres

The Oakland Athletics on Saturday acquired third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff and minor league infielder Eric Sogard from the Padres.

San Diego picked up a pair of outfielders in the deal, former Padre Scott Hairston and Aaron Cunningham.

Kouzmanoff, 28, has served as San Diego's third baseman for the last three seasons following a trade from Cleveland for infielder Josh Barfield. In 141 games for the Padres last season, he batted .255 with 18 homers and 88 RBI.

San Francisco Giants (86-73) at San Diego Padres (74-85), 10:05 p.m.

A pair of National League West members aiming for a strong finish to the 2009 campaign begin a season-ending three-game series tonight at San Diego's Petco Park, where the hometown Padres will battle the San Francisco Giants.

Although they ultimately failed in their goal of making the playoffs, this year has to be considered something of a success for the Giants, whose 86 victories are their most since 2004 and assured the team of ending a string of four consecutive losing seasons. San Francisco was especially good at AT&T Park, where the club has amassed an NL-best 52-29 record and closed out its home slate with a three-game sweep of Arizona earlier in the week.

In Thursday's home finale, Tim Lincecum tossed seven sharp innings to earn his 15th victory of the year and Andres Torres went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and three runs scored to lead the Giants to a 7-3 triumph over the Diamondbacks.

A's sign Davis and Kouzmanoff to one-year deals

The Oakland Athletics avoided arbitration with outfielder Rajai Davis and third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff on Tuesday.

Davis appeared in 125 games for the A's a year ago and hit .305 with 65 runs scored, 48 RBI and 41 stolen bases.

The 29-year-old Davis made his major league debut with Pittsburgh in 2006, and has also spent time with San Francisco Giants in addition to the A's. He is a career .280 hitter with 93 steals in 333 games.

San Francisco Giants (87-74) at San Diego Padres (75-86), 4:10 p.m.

The San Francisco Giants will close out their 2009 campaign this afternoon in the finale of a three-game series against the NL West-rival San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

San Francisco hasn't made the postseason since the 2003 campaign and had its five-game winning streak stopped in Saturday's 2-0 defeat to the Padres. Matt Cain suffered the loss and allowed both runs and six hits over five innings.

"It was just one of those days they kept fouling balls off," said Cain. "Sometimes you can't do anything about it. I made some couple of pitches in the middle of the plate in the first and obviously more of the same in the third."