MILWAUKEE – Brian Giles had a two-run triple and Phil Nevin homered to help Ismael Valdez win for the first time in over a month, leading the San Diego Padres over the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 Sunday.

Valdez (4-2) allowed nine hits and two runs in seven innings as he won for the first time since April 27 against Montreal. He had two losses and three no-decisions since winning his first three starts.

Valdez helped his cause with an RBI ground-rule double with two outs in the sixth inning to make it 5-1.

Trevor Hoffman pitched the ninth for his 14th save in 15 opportunities.

Milwaukee failed to score more than three runs for the eighth time in nine games. The Brewers beat San Diego 4-3 on Saturday getting just four hits.

Victor Santos (2-2) lost his second straight start as he gave up eight hits and five runs in six innings.

Giles’ two-run triple to the wall in deep center in the third inning put San Diego ahead 3-1. Giles drove in Sean Burroughs and Jeff Cirillo, who both singled. Nevin’s fifth homer of the season, with two outs in the fifth, gave the Padres a 4-1 lead.

Terrence Long had an RBI triple in the second to tie the game 1-all after Milwaukee’s Craig Counsell scored from third on an infield out by Geoff Jenkins for a 1-0 lead in the first.

Counsell’s RBI double in the seventh inning pulled the Brewers to 5-2 and chased Valdez. Scott Linebrink relieved Valdez with no one out but retired the side.

Notes: Brewer outfielder Jenkins extended his errorless streak to 181 games. The streak began June 4, 2002, against the Cubs. Fans at the game received a Jenkins bobblehead doll. … Santos had a single in the fourth inning for his first hit of the season and second of his career. … The Padres ended their 12-game road trip with a 7-5 record. They return home Monday against Colorado. … Valdez’s last start against Milwaukee was one to forget. On August 6, 2000, he gave up seven runs in 1 1-3 innings for Los Angeles.

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