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Surprise hurler leads San Diego Padres into first place on Saturday

If you told San Diego Padres fans it would be late August and this pitcher would be leading your team into first place in the National League West, they would likely get you checked out.

Less than a year after serving up one of the most painful home runs in World Series history, Nestor Cortes flipped the script.

Cortes shuts down Dodgers as Padres grab control of NL West race

The left-hander, now wearing a Padres uniform, carved up the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night with six innings of one-hit baseball, carrying San Diego to a 5-1 win and sole possession of first place in the National League West.

Cortes finds his rhythm

Cortes was perfect through 16 batters before Miguel Rojas fina

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