SAN FRANCISCO — Monday night was progressing toward a familiar finish between the Padres and Giants at Oracle Park.
And then it wasn’t.
The Padres turned things around quickly against Logan Webb with three runs in the seventh inning and held on for a 4-1 victory.
Now they might be on the verge of something truly rare.
With the win, the Padres could move to within a game of the Dodgers in the National League West, a division the Padres have not won since 2006 and have not led this late in a season since 2010.
The Dodgers, who entered Monday two games up on the Padres, were trailing the Angels in the eighth inning when Robert Suarez got the final out against the Giants.
Monday was the first of 13 consecutive games against the Giants and Dodgers, who they play this weekend in Los Angele