Padres' A.J. Ellis: On bench for series finaleEllis is not in the lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Giants.Ellis will hit the bench for the third time in the last four games, as Hector Sanchez gets the call behind the plate for the final game of the series. Since allowing four runs over six games since his last start on Aug. 30, Ellis has a pedestrian .200 average in 24 at-bats.
