The Giants' bullpen had another tough night and squandered a chance to close in on the NL West lead. Ryan Schimpf hit a go-ahead three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and San Francisco's relievers gave up a lead and chance to gain ground on the division-leading Dodgers in a 6-4 loss to the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. ''It's a punch in the stomach,'' Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
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