DENVER -- The San Diego Padres are picking their spots with Carlos Quentin as they ease him back into action following his return from a knee injury that sidelined him for the first six weeks of the season. Christian Dvorak Jersey . He came through in a tough spot Saturday night. Seth Smith homered against his former team early, Quentin added a two-run, pinch-hit home run, and the San Diego Padres hung on to beat the Colorado Rockies 8-5 Saturday night. "When you come back, youre looking to get hits to put yourself in a nice rhythm out there," Quentin said. "Looking to be hitting in the middle of the lineup, you want to drive the ball and it was nice to get that first ball driven, first home run out of the way." San Diego staked Robbie Erlin (3-4) to a 6-1 lead by roughing up previously unbeaten Jordan Lyles (5-1), who walked a career-high six batters in a season-low 3 1-3 inning outing. The Rockies got an early home run from Troy Tulowitzki and chipped away at the Padres lead, pulling to within a run on Carlos Gonzalezs two-run double in the sixth inning. Quentin rebuilt the cushion in the seventh. Activated this week after spending the first six weeks of the season on the disabled list because of a left knee bone contusion, Quentin batted for reliever Nick Vincent and followed Yasmani Grandals two-out single with a drive off reliever Chris Martin that sailed into the left field bleachers for his first home run of the season. "Youre always trying to add on regardless of where you are but especially here at Coors," Smith said. "A crooked number is waiting every inning, so youve got to try to hold them down and expand the lead any chance you get. Thats why Carlos homer was really big." Quentin swung through a first pitch fastball from Martin, but he connected when the reliever came back with another. "It felt good to get some runs on the board, give us that cushion," Quentin said. "The Rockies were charging. Everybody knows they can swing the bat. Theyve shown it all year. I was fortunate enough to put a good swing on the ball and help slow that momentum." Erlin, who entered hitless in 11 at-bats over his eight previous games, singled twice, including an RBI single in the third inning that capped three consecutive two-run innings by the Padres. On the mound, Erlin allowed four runs on nine hits in five innings. He struck out two and walked none and benefited from a defence that turned five double plays, including four in the first five innings. Huston Street, also a former Rockie, got three outs for his 13th save in as many opportunities. Lyles, who saw his ERA increase to 3.50 from 2.66, had control problems from the outset. He issued first-inning walks to Everth Cabrera and Smith before giving up a two-two-run double to Yonder Alonso. "I just didnt throw enough strikes," Lyles said. "Too many balls, too many strikes. Im not going to be successful like that. You cant put guys on base that many times. Its just one of those things you learn from. Turn the corner and get better from it." Tulowitzki, who had three hits, answered in the bottom of the first with his NL-leading 12th homer of the season. But Smith, who played for the Rockies from 2007-11, made it 4-1 San Diego in the second. One out after Chris Denorfia doubled, Smith drove a 1-1 offering from Lyles over the centre field fence for his fourth home run of the season. The Rockies pulled to 6-3 on Gonzalezs sacrifice fly in the fourth and Jordan Pachecos RBI single in the fifth. "Just a tough night," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "We fought back. I think everyone thought wed end up winning that game but we came up short." NOTES: San Diego right-handed reliever Donn Roach (1-0) will start Sundays series finale against the Rockies in place of Andrew Cashner, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of soreness in his pitching (right) elbow. Roach be opposed by Colorados Juan Nicasio (4-2). ... The Padres recalled RHP Kevin Quackenbush from Triple-A El Paso to fill Cashners roster spot. ... Lyles previous career high for walks was five against Boston on July 3, 2011, while with Houston. ... The pinch homer was the fourth of Quentins career and the fifth by a Padre this season, most in the majors. ... Weiss said Brandon Barnes was unavailable Saturday because of a stomach illness. Brendan Perlini Jersey . Louis, MO (SportsNetwork. Thomas Steen Jersey .Chanathip Songkrasin opened the scoring in the sixth minute before Kroekrit found the target twice in the 57th and four minutes from fulltime.Vietnam and Malaysia play their second leg on Thursday. 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"And that was just a clear signal and why it was time to make those changes.RALEIGH, N.C. - In a story Dec. 20 about the New York Rangers win over the Carolina Hurricanes, The Associated Press misspelled the name of Rangers player Kevin Klein.A corrected version of the story is below:Rangers beat Hurricanes 3-2 in shootoutZuccarello, Lundqvist help Rangers rally for 3-2 shootout win over CarolinaBy JOEDY McCREARYAP Sports WriterThe New York Rangers kept pressing after they had a tying goal waved off.They went back out and scored another one — and then won the game in the shootout.Mats Zuccarello scored in the tiebreaker, and the Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night for their fifth consecutive win.Henrik Lundqvist made 18 saves before stopping all three Carolina attempts in the shootout.Kevin Klein tied it with 2:23 remaining — about 5 minutes after the Rangers had a goal for Matt Hunwick disallowed because Carolina goalie Cam Wards mask had come off.Maybe earlier in the year, you get a bounce like that and you get down on yourself, Klein said. I thought the resilience our team showed, not to let up, we just turned to each other and said, Just keep going.J.T. Miller also scored in the third period for the Rangers, who have earned at least one point in nine straight games against Metropolitan Division opponents.Jeff Skinner and Chris Terry scored, and Ward finished with 32 saves for the last-place Hurricanes, who have lost 11 of 14.Weve got to play faster. We didnt play fast. We didnt think fast, Carolina coach Bill Peters said. And we didnt move the puck.Zuccarello beat Ward with a wrist shot for the only goal of the shootout. Lundqvist stopped Skinner and Nathan Gerbe before gloving Terrys backhand to end it.Rick Nashs NHL-best 11-game point streak for New York was snapped. Jason Demers Jersey. Klein sent this one to overtime when he beat Ward with a hard wrist shot, about 5 minutes after Hunwicks disallowed goal.Ward said a shot had hit him in the head, and my strap came loose and it fell off my head.Lundqvist acknowledged it was probably the right call because there was some contact between a Rangers skater and Ward near the net.Miller pulled the Rangers to 1-1 when he slipped behind three Carolina skaters, took a smooth feed from Zuccarello and beat Ward on a breakaway.Skinner put Carolina back in front 26 seconds later when he skated up the boards and slipped a backhand between Lundqvists legs.I made a mistake there and it could have cost us, Lundqvist said. I felt like we deserved the two points, but things happened. The most important thing is, we never gave up here. We kept working hard and I think we deserved this one.The Rangers have won 13 of 16 against the Hurricanes while scoring at least four goals in nine of those matchups.They might have had that many in the first few minutes, had Ward not been so sharp early on.The Rangers peppered him with a series of odd-man rushes in the early moments, only to have him turn them all aside.I dont think we got the start we wanted to, but (Ward) was huge for us, Skinner said.Then the Hurricanes grabbed an early lead when Gerbe skated up the ice and slipped a feed to Terry, who beat Lundqvist at 7:20 for his second goal in two games this season against the New York goalie.NOTES: C Derick Brassard was back for New York after missing two games with the mumps. ... 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