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Hedges showed bunt on a potential safety squeeze in his plate appearance against Phillies closer Hector Neris in the ninth before he flied out to center field to score Cory Spangenberg from third.
Padres left-hander Clayton Richard allowed just five hits, one run and one walk in six innings. He struck out two. He would have pitched longer, except a one-hour, 34-minute rain delay forced him from the game. His only mistake came in the fourth, when Tommy Joseph hit a solo homer to right field.
Pivetta allowed five hits, three runs and struck out nine in seven innings. He allowed three home runs, including the two to Hedges. Pivetta posted a 3.94 ERA in his final five starts before the All-Star break.
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Williams sparks rally: Phillies pinch-hitter Nick Williams ripped a one-out double off the right-field wall in the seventh inning to put runners on second and third with one out. Daniel Nava‘s fielder’s choice scored Cameron Rupp to cut the Padres lead to 3-2. Freddy Galvis then laced a single to left field against Padres left-hander Brad Hand to score Williams to tie the game, 3-3.
Pirela crushes one: Padres left fielder Jose Pirela crushed a solo homer to left-center field in the first inning to hand the Padres a 1-0 lead. The ball travelled a projected 450 feet, according to Statcast™. It is the longest homer hit this season at Citizens Bank Park, and the second-longest Padres homer this season. Wil Myers hit one 453 feet on May 13 in Chicago against the White Sox.

SD@PHI: Pirela crushes 450-foot home run vs. Phillies
Statcast measures the exit velocity, launch angle and projected distance of Jose Pirela’s 450-foot home run, a Citizens Bank Park record
Todd Zolecki has covered the Phillies since 2003, and for MLB.com since 2009. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook and listen to his podcast.
AJ Cassavell is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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