Rookie Cory Luebke sent the San Diego Padres into a key series against San Francisco on a positive note.

Tracking the ball against the tough-to-pick-up backdrop of spacious Chase Field, Brandon Allen sprinted to the corner and leaped in the air, snaring Chase Headley's slicing fly ball just before careening off the chain-link fence.

The San Francisco Giants have had so much trouble beating the San Diego Padres that it took a heady play and a fortunate bounce to pull out an extra-inning win.

Kevin Correia and four relievers combined on San Diego's 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, and the NL West-leading Padres salvaged a split of the four-game series.