No better time, Caleb Durbin figured, than the present. Liking the first pitch thrown by San Diego reliever David Morgan, the rookie launched a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers over the Padres,

Caleb Durbin hit a walk-off homer leading off the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers rebounded after squandering a late lead to beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Saturday night.

The Padres are winning close games in ways that they believe will steel them for later success. They are losing a number of the same kinds of games as well. And after those games, it is always a relief pitcher sitting dazed in the clubhouse,