Everth Cabrera had a fitting summation of one of the more bizarre finishes in Padres history.
"I wanted to try something different," the infielder said Saturday night after he and Will Venable scored on a combination stolen base/throwing error with two out in the ninth to give the Padres a 7-6 win over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
Cabrera had reached third with the tying run with no one out in the ninth.
But he was still at third as Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen moved to within a strike of working out of monumental jam to give the Dodgers an 11th straight win over the Padres in Los Angeles.
"Cabby was looking for a way," said Padres third base coach Glenn Hoffman. "A couple of pitches earlier, he asked me if he could steal home if Jansen went to a windup."
Hoffman said no.
But as Jansen prepared to throw his 2-and-2 pitch to Alexi Amarista, the pitcher turned his back to the plate while trying to clean dirt out of his cleats. While doing so, he neglected to call time out.
Cabrera, who was farther off third than usual, saw an opening and broke for the plate.
San Diego Padres
Record: 18-23
4th in National League West
Home: Petco Park, San Diego, California
Capacity: 45,496
4th in National League West
Home: Petco Park, San Diego, California
Capacity: 45,496
Padres steal one from Dodgers
San Diego Union-Tribune 7/15/2012
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