| SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Greg Maddux became the ninth pitcher in big league history to win 350 games, reaching the plateau in his fifth try and leading the San Diego Padres to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night. SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS With Adrian Gonzalez hitting a three-run homer and the Padres ending a five-game losing streak, Mad Dog held the Rockies to an unearned run -- set up by his three-base throwing error -- and three hits in six innings. He struck out one and walked none. The 42-year-old Maddux (3-3) improved to 350-217 in 23rd big league seasons. It's another milestone to go along with his four NL Cy Young Awards, one World Series championship and a record 17 Gold Glove Awards. It was just the fifth win in 23 games for the Padres (13-24), who have the worst record in the majors. Trevor Hoffman pitched the ninth for his sixth save in eight chances, extending his big league career record to 530. It was his first appearance since getting a save at Philadelphia on April 30. Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez (1-3) struck out a career-high 11 in taking the loss. Maddux hadn't won since beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 on the road on April 13. He followed that with three losses and a no-decision. The right-hander was sharp against the Rockies, including retiring the first seven batters. He allowed consecutive two-out singles to Todd Helton and Garrett Atkins in the fourth before getting Brad Hawpe to fly out to right. Maddux fielded Willy Taveras' dribbler to the right of the mound leading off the sixth and, in a rare defensive breakdown, threw wide of first baseman Gonzalez. Taveras sped around to third as the ball rolled into the Rockies' bullpen down to the right-field line. Taveras scored on Omar Quintanilla's grounder to third. It was Maddux's first error since May 9, 2007, at Atlanta. Gonzalez hit an opposite-field homer to left with no outs in the fourth, his ninth. Tadahito Iguchi and Brian Giles walked ahead of Gonzalez, who homered on a 2-2 pitch. The Rockies pulled to 3-2 in the eighth when Clint Barmes singled leading off against Heath Bell, advanced on a passed ball and scored on Taveras' double to right. Notes:@ RHP Greg Reynolds, the Rockies' first-round pick in the 2006 draft, is expected to make his major league debut as the Rockies' starter in Sunday afternoon's series finale. He'll oppose RHP Chris Young. ... Jody Gerut, promoted Friday after Jim Edmonds was released, batted leadoff while Brian Giles was dropped to the No. 3 hole. Gerut went 0-for-3 with a walk. ... The Padres had four stolen bases for the first time since Aug. 10 at Cincinnati. ... Padres C Luke Carlin made his big league debut a day after his contract was purchased from Triple-A Portland, striking out three straight times. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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