San Diego, CA (My Sportsbook) - Tony Clark slammed a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning that gave San Diego an 8-6 win over New York, and completed the Padres' four-game sweep over the Mets.

Clark's homer made a winner out of Carlos Guevara (1-0), who pitched a scoreless top of the eighth for the Padres, who have won a season-best five in a row. Trevor Hoffman picked up his 14th save of the season with a scoreless ninth.

Jody Gerut finished 3-for-5 with two runs batted in for San Diego, which won each of the three previous games in the series by a 2-1 score. The Padres hadn't recorded a four-game sweep of the Mets since September 4-7, 1980.

The eighth-inning rally saved the game for Padres starter Wilfredo Ledezma, who remained winless this season after conceding five runs on six hits in four frames, with four strikeouts and four walks.

Instead, it was Billy Wagner (0-1) who took the loss after giving up the Clark homer; Wagner also blew his third save of the season.

Pedro Martinez, making his second start since coming off the disabled list, gave up four runs on 10 hits in five innings of work. He also struck out four and walked none for the Mets, who finished their road trip with a 2-5 mark.

"I felt like I made good pitches. It's just they managed to make contact," Martinez said. "I know I'll get better."

Carlos Delgado went 3-for-5 with a triple, double and two RBI for New York.

Facing a two-run deficit entering the eighth inning, Craig Stansberry sent a pop up to short left field. Jose Reyes lost the ball running back and couldn't make the catch, and Stansberry ended up on second base.

Duaner Sanchez sandwiched a pair of strikeouts around a walk to Luke Carlin, and had the Mets on the cusp of a scoreless inning.

But, Mets manager Willie Randolph elected to take Sanchez out and bring Wagner in for the four-out save. Wagner immediately gave up a single to Gerut that brought in Stansberry and trimmed New York's lead to 6-5.

Up stepped Clark, who hadn't homered since September 27 of last season and was 2-for-5 lifetime against Wagner. The count got to full, and Clark crushed a knee-high fastball over the wall, just to the left of straight-away center field, thrusting San Diego into the lead. Hoffman then set the Mets down in order in the next frame to end the contest.

"You guys don't realize how tough it is to hit once a game, and not be in the flow of the game," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Pinch-hitting is tough."

The game got off to an explosive start, as each team scored three times in the first inning.

In the top half, Ledezma walked Luis Castillo and David Wright with one out. Damion Easley later drove in one run with a single to center, and Delgado sent a triple to right that cleared the bases.

But in the bottom half, Brian Giles and Adrian Gonzalez singled, and Martinez hit Kevin Kouzmanoff with a pitch to load the bases. Martinez balked to allow one run to score, and a Paul McAnulty single cleared the bases to knot the game at 3-3.

New York edged in front in the second, on a Castillo sacrifice fly that plated Endy Chavez. The Mets then took a 5-3 lead in the fourth when Reyes doubled off the base of the wall in left, stole third, and scored on a Castillo single.

The Padres got within one run on Gerut's RBI single in the home fourth, but New York made it a 6-4 game in the seventh on a Chavez RBI single that pushed home Delgado, who had doubled.

Game Notes

Clark recorded his first home run as a Padre and 11th pinch-hit homer...Stansberry's double was his first career extra-base hit...Delgado's triple was his first since August 29, 2006 against Colorado...The Mets next play Tuesday, when they start a six-game homestand with a set against Arizona...The Padres continue their 10-game homestand on Tuesday with the first of three games against the Los Angeles Dodgers.