Jake Peavy was a little better than Ben Sheets, and he helped his last-place Padres salvage one win against the road-warrior Milwaukee Brewers.  Sheets pitched 6 strong, and faltered in the 7th, yielding 3 runs.  He was saddled with his 6th loss of 2008 in the process.  The Brewers offense did little against the phenomenal Peavy, but scratched across a run in their half of the 7th when Peavy, attempting a pickoff of Bill Hall at first, threw the ball away, allowing Hall to settle in at second.  He then barely eluded a tag at the plate on a Mike Cameron RBI single.  The Crew made things a little interesting in the ninth against future Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman, when Cameron hit his 20th homerun of the year, but the resilient veteran settled down to earn career save 550.

Offensive MVP: Padres LF Chase Headley (2-3/1R/12B/0RBI/1BB/0K)

Pitching MVP: Padres SP Jake Peavy (7IP/4H/1ER/3BB/8SO/0HR/Win-9th)

Alex’s Take:

This is just what happens when two aces face off: one team loses.  Today it was the Brewers, so there is really no cause to be alarmed by how bad the offense may have looked.  Peavy is an elite starting pitcher, and he proved it today.