Padres Stun Cubs On Blanks’ Walk-off Hr (ap)

San Diego Padres' Kyle Blanks(notes) tosses his helmet as he heads for home after belting a three-run home run in the ninth inning that gave the Padres a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs in a baseball game Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, in San Diego.

Chicago Cubs closer Kevin Gregg went from being one strike away from getting a save to possibly being demoted. Gregg served up Kyle Blanks' three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning that carried the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 win over the Cubs on Monday night. Needing one strike to secure a 1-0 win, Gregg (4-5) allowed Chase Headley's double to left-center that scored David Eckstein…

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