In appreciation: When Chris Young came off the mound in the eighth inning after seeing his perfect game go by the wayside on Gabe Kapler's home run, the Miller Park crowd showed its appreciation with a nice round of applause. He got another round when he batted in the ninth.

Bad lineup, good results: The Padres' lineup featured three position players with averages of .120 or worse. So how did the lineup do? Fourteen hits and 10 runs. Matt Antonelli was the only Padre not to get a hit.

Congratulations: The sellout crowd of 44,568 didn't have much to cheer about when it came to the Brewers, but September callup Mat Gamel received a big hand when he lined a ninth-inning double into the right-field corner for his first hit in the majors.

... THREE DOWN

Defensive miscues: Manager Ned Yost said prior to the game that the Brewers are playing good defense, which is open to debate. Then in the third, shortstop J.J. Hardy and third baseman Bill Hall made critical errors that contributed to five unearned runs.

Remember the rule: San Diego's Chip Ambres forgot one of them in the fourth when he was called out for failing to retouch second base on his way back to first. Ambres' attempted steal of second came to a screeching halt on Kevin Kouzmanoff's foul out to catcher Jason Kendall. Ambers slid past second on his steal but didn't touch second on his way back in an effort to avoid a double play.

Bullpen blowups: At least Eric Gagne isn't alone when it comes to bullpen malfeasance. David Riske allowed four runs on four hits in the seventh; over his last six appearances, he has allowed eight runs in just 3.2 innings.