Eloy Jim nez homered and the Chicago White Sox jumped on San Diego ace Yu Darvish in a 3-1 win Friday night that slowed the Padres' march toward a playoff spot. Darvish was pushed back a day to give him extra rest with an eye toward pitching in the NL wild-card round, but the Padres lost their third straight game. With Milwaukee's win over Miami, their magic number remained at three for clinching a wild-card berth. The Padres' lead over Philadelphia for the No. 2 wild card was cut to 1 1/2 games and they're just two games ahead of the Brewers with five to play. The Padres struck out 15 times.
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