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Score:
Padres 5, Sox 3.
Spring record: Sox
7-12-4.
At the plate:
Mark Teahen collected a hit for the third consecutive game, a double that eluded Kyle Blanks in left and resulted in the Sox’s first run.
On the mound:
J.J. Putz needed only five pitches to hurl a scoreless seventh.
In the field:
Center fielder Alex Rios dropped a fly that led to two unearned runs in the first. Ten-time Gold Glove Award winner Andruw Jones, playing left, nailed Tony Gwynn Jr. trying to stretch a single into a double.
Rest is best:
Second baseman Gordon Beckham welcomed a day off. Beckham said he felt tired, but two scouts noticed Beckman’s relay throw to home plate Tuesday wasn’t strong.
Up next:
At Diamondbacks at 3 p.m Friday; RH Freddy Garcia vs. RH Edwin Jackson.
