By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-Going into the last two days of the regular season, Bruce Bochy decided to change up the lineup and rest his regulars.

Brandon Crawford hit a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning to score Matt Duffy and Brandon Belt, as the San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres 3-1 before 41,157, the 326th consecutive regular season sellout at AT&T Park.

Hunter Strickland pitched a perfect eighth inning to pickup his first major league win, while Santiago Casilla pitched a perfect ninth inning to pickup his 19th save of the season.

Crawford’s heroics came with the bases loaded, after rookie Gary Brown led off the inning and picked up his second hit of his career.

Duffy and Brandon Belt scored the two final runs for the Giants on the afternoon.

Jake Peavy went five innings, allowing one run on four hits, walking three and striking three; however he did not fare in the decision.

Eric Stults pitched just as good as Peavy, if not better, as he went seven innings, allowing one run on six hits, did not walk a batter and struck out five.

Peavy, along with Joaquin Arias, Belt, Crawford and Juan Perez were the only players in the starting lineup with major league experience prior to this season.

In place of the regulars, Bochy started rookies Gary Brown, Duffy, Andrew Susac and Chris Dominguez in place of regulars Gregor Blanco, fellow rookie Joe Panik, Buster Posey and Hunter Pence, who did not start his first game since being acquired by the team from the Philadelphia Phillies in July of 2012.

Brown reached on a bunt single in the bottom of the third inning for his first hit as a major leaguer.

Belt drove in Duffy for the first Giants run of the afternoon, as the first baseman doubled off of Stults in the bottom of the first inning.

The Padres tied up the game in the top of the fifth inning, as Yasmani Grandal hit a sacrifice fly to score Wil Venable.

Pence did make a pinch hitting appearance in the bottom of the seventh inning; however he flew out to left field to end the inning.

Another regular, Pablo Sandoval came off the bench in the bottom of the eighth inning with the bases loaded; however he struck out for the second out of the inning.