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San Diego Padres' Trevor Hoffman pitches during the ninth inning of the Major League Baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007 at Shea Stadium in New York. Hoffman was credited with the save and the Padres beat the Mets, 7-5.

Jake Peavy stepped off the mound and escaped to his own little island. While the crowd got revved up, he tried to settle down and envision a perfect sequence of pitches. Pretty neatly done. Prone to becoming overly excited, Peavy escaped an early bases-loaded jam and went on to lead the San Diego Padres to what he called a “must win,” beating the New York Mets 7-5 Wednesday night.

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