Cain more than able for Giants; Padres top Mets

Cain more than able for Giants; Padres top Mets.
The Padres took two of three from the East leaders and increased their lead in the wild-card race to two games over Philadelphia. Wagner and Hoffman, two of the best closers, struggled all series. Wagner blew one save chance and gave up the go-ahead run in the ninth inning Tuesday before New York rallied to win. Hoffman blew two saves, sandwiched around a successful conversion Wednesday night. Pittsburgh 5, Colorado 1: Josh Phelps had three RBIs and four hits, and Paul Maholm (10-14) allowed seven hits over seven innings for the visiting Pirates. Phelps was acquired off waivers from the Yankees on June 22. Los Angeles 5, Philadelphia 2: Chad Billingsley (8-4) struck out seven in seven innings for his first victory since July 23 for visiting L.A. .