Banks goes the distance as Padres crush Giants

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05/31/2008 - San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Banks notched his first career complete game and Adrian Gonzalez drove in three runs, as the San Diego Padres defeated the San Francisco Giants, 5-1, in the middle installment of a three- game set from AT&T Park.

Banks (2-0), who hurled a Padres season-high six scoreless innings of relief versus Cincinnati in the 18-inning win on Sunday to earn his first Major League victory, allowed one run on six hits in his second career start. He also struck out five and walked none.

Kevin Kouzmanoff had two hits and Justin Huber doubled in a run for San Diego, which ran its winning streak to a season-high three games. Brian Giles singled and walked three times, while Edgar Gonzalez scored two runs.

Pat Misch (0-2) allowed five runs -- four earned -- on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings to take the loss for the Giants. The lefty walked three and fanned four. Vinnie Chulk and Alex Hinshaw combined to pitch 2 2/3 hitless innings in relief.

Emmanuel Burriss finished 2-for-3 at the plate for the Giants, who have dropped two straight following a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Aaron Rowand knocked in the lone run in the ninth to spoil Banks' bid for the shutout.

The Padres jumped on Misch for four runs in the top of the first. Scott Hairston reached first on Jose Castillo's throwing error to lead off the game. Edgar Gonzalez then singled to center and Giles drew a walk to load the bases for Adrian Gonzalez, who laced a two-run single to right.

A hit by Kouzmanoff plated another run before an out had been recorded. After Khalil Greene went down on strikes, Huber smacked an RBI double to left field to give the visitors a 4-0 edge. Misch retired Luke Carlin and Banks to avoid further damage.

Misch settled down and did not allow another hit until Kouzmanoff's two-out single in the fifth.

Gonzalez made it a 5-0 game with an RBI single in the seventh and Rowand's RBI single with two down in the ninth accounted for the final score.

Game Notes

Banks did not factor in the decision in his only other start on September 27, 2007 at Baltimore as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays...Giles has reached base safely in each of his last 18 games...San Diego will send Randy Wolf (3-4) to the mound against the Giants' Tim Lincecum (7-1) on Sunday.

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