Diamondbacks rally past Padres in 10th

Chase Headley's RBI single win the sixth wasn't enough for a Padres win. (AP photo)

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Brandon Allen singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.

Gerardo Parma reached in the 10th with a one-out infield single off Adam Russell (2-1). Ryan Roberts then singled with pinch-runner Trent Oeltjen taking third. Allen followed with a line drive to right-center to bring home the go-ahead run.

Pinch-hitter Alex Romero then grounded out to bring in another run as Arizona won for just the second time in 11 games.

Clay Zavada (3-3) pitched one inning for the win. Juan Gutierrez worked the 10th inning for his fourth save in five chances.

The Diamondbacks took a 2-0 lead in the second on a two-run single by rookie pitcher Billy Buckner, who came in 3 for 11 (.273).

San Diego scored runs in the sixth and seventh off Buckner, who allowed nine singles in six-plus innings and struck out a career high eight. But the Padres stranded 11 runners, including twice leaving the bases loaded.

Arizona left 13 runners on base.

San Diego’s Kevin Correia allowed two runs on seven hits over 6 1-3 innings with seven strikeouts and two walks.

San Diego scored in the sixth on consecutive singles by Tony Gwynn Jr., Adrian Gonzalez and Chase Headley to start the inning. The Padres loaded the bases with one out on Drew Macias’ single but Buckner got out of the jam.

Pinch-hitter Luis Gonzalez led off the San Diego seventh with an infield single and Buckner had a throwing error on Everth Cabrera’s sacrifice bunt. Scott Schoeneweis came in, and after a strikeout, hit Gonzalez to load the bases. Headley followed with a groundout to tie the game 2-all.

Miguel Montero got Arizona going in the second when he led off with a walk and Mark Reynolds followed with a single off Correia. After Correia got two outs, he intentionally walked Brandon Allen to pitch to Buckner, who hit a ball into the right-center gap for a two-run single.

Reynolds made a great catch when he dived into the stands in foul territory down the third-base line on a pop foul from Cabrera in the third inning.

NOTES: Reynolds struck out once to increase his major league-leading total to 194. … Padres 2B David Eckstein was a late scratch due to a stiff neck. … San Diego recalled RHP Ernesto Frieri and OF Luis Durango from Double-A San Antonio.

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