WASHINGTON -- By the time the 12th inning rolled around, the San Diego Padres were without third baseman Chase Headley -- his strained calf could send him to the disabled list -- and left fielder Seth Smith, who hurt a groin muscle. The Padres were on their way to using a total of 20 players, including seven pitchers. Well, seven on the mound, and one in left field. Andrew Cashner briefly filled in for Smith before manager Bud Black made a double-switch. So it was quite a relief when Xavier Nady delivered a tiebreaking RBI single off Craig Stammen in the top of the 12th to give San Diego a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. "This was an interesting one, for sure," Black said. "This was one where you really had to be creative as it went along." Nady, who entered the game in right field in the ninth, bounced a 2-0 fastball up the middle off Stammen (0-1), who was working his third inning. "Im the last man standing. Whatever happens, happens. Ive got to live with it," Stammen said. "I left it up a little bit, but he put it in a good spot." Jedd Gyorko singled, stole second and got to third when catcher Jose Lobatons throw sailed into the outfield for an error, then scored on Nadys hit. "As soon as I threw the ball," Lobaton said, gritting his teeth, "I was like, Ah, that was a bad throw." Alex Torres (1-0) got two outs in the 11th for the win, and Houston Street worked around Bryce Harpers leadoff double in the 12th for his eighth save. The game ended when Lobaton lined out to shortstop Everth Cabrera, who flipped the ball to second base to double off Harper. "It was sort of ironic that we were sort of worried about Harper stealing third," Black explained, "and so we tried to keep Cabby a little bit tighter to Harper, and sure enough the ball was hit in the hole." The Nationals went 0 for 16 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base. The only 1-2-3 innings for Padres pitching were the second and 11th. "Theres just something in you, when your backs against the wall a little bit, youve got to reach back and really give your best shot and throw your best pitches," said Tim Stauffer, who threw 2 1-3 scoreless innings in relief of Eric Stults. "I think as a whole we were able to do that today." Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa said: "Its easy to press. You want to come through for your team." He hit a solo homer in the sixth, and Adam LaRoche added one in the seventh to help Washington pull even after trailing 3-1. But the Padres never did let the Nationals go ahead from there. Headley left in the middle of the second inning, and Black said: "That looks as though thats probably going to be a DL." Smith departed in the 11th but the manager didnt think his problem will send him to the disabled list. In the top of the ninth, San Diegos Yonder Alonso walked, then tried to steal second and initially was ruled safe. But Nationals manager Matt Williams challenged the call, which was overruled on review; replays showed that Alonsos front leg was in the air as he slid and his foot didnt touch the bag before he was tagged. Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann allowed three runs and five hits in six innings. Stults gave up 10 hits but only two runs in his 5 1-3 innings. "When I was done," Stults said, "it seemed like I kind of pitched yesterday." NOTES: Nationals LHP Gio Gonzalez felt "normal, after-a-start soreness" Thursday and would get plenty of treatment, Williams said. Gonzalez was pulled in the sixth inning after only 83 pitches Wednesday because his left shoulder felt tight. "Im not concerned about it. I dont think he is, either, really," Williams said. "We want to be careful, but we dont think theres any major concern there." ... 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If Im being that nasty running back and the O-line is picking me up every play and telling me were going to do it again, its just great to hear that.Connor Barth was also perfect on five field-goal attempts for the Broncos (9-3), who remained a game up on San Diego in the bunched-up AFC West with their sixth straight win over the Chiefs.Kansas City (7-5) is now two games back after losing to Oakland a week ago.Theres really not a phase I can point to that was a positive in this game, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. We all have to do better. Were all in it together.It certainly wasnt the kind of performance expected of the Chiefs, who emerged in a frenzy before the game wearing all-red uniforms for the third time in franchise history.The Chiefs were honouring veteran safety Eric Berry, who will miss the rest of the season after a mass suspected to be lymphoma was found in his chest. Berry has professed his love for the red-on-red look, which the Chiefs wore last year against Dallas and this year versus New England.While the Chiefs won both of those games, they hardly gave themselves a chance on Sunday.Manning capped an effortless 74-yard drive with a 23-yard third-down pass to Thomas in the first quarter. Then, after the Broncos forced a second consecutive three-and-out, Manning found Anderson out of the backfield on third down for a 15-yard touchdown strike to make it 14-0.Even when the Chiefs porous defence stopped the Broncos, they were usually within range for Barth, who was signed to replace ineffective kicker Brandon McManus.Meanwhile, very little was going right for the Chiefs. They had minus-100 yards in the first quarter and were still at 66 yards through the third quarter.ddddddddddddAfter recovering a fumble deep in Denver territory early in the second half, they managed three yards before kicking a field goal. On their next possession, Smith had a pass batted at the line and intercepted by Ware, the first pick he had thrown in 179 attempts. On the Chiefs next possession, Smith was sacked by Ware on third-and-1 to force another punt.We have to do a better job putting players in the right position and we have to do a better job executing when were in that position, Reid said. We get that fixed, well be back on track, but weve stalled the last two weeks. We have to get this thing turned around.INJURY NEWS: The Broncos escaped without any significant injuries. The Chiefs lost defensive end Allen Bailey to a concussion and offensive guard Mike McGlynn to a bruised quadriceps. James-Michael Johnson experienced back spasms near the end of the game.BRONCOS GROUNDED: Manning only threw for 179 yards, which means the Chiefs still havent allowed a 300-yard passer this season. Small consolation, of course, given the way the Broncos gouged the Chiefs on the ground. They were pretty effective, Chiefs defensive tackle Dontari Poe said. We have to fix it as a defence.CHARLES DISCHARGED: The Chiefs Jamaal Charles had a touchdown reception but he was held to 35 yards on 10 carries. We didnt play hard enough, he said. We played on national TV and we just didnt play well. We have to play better.SUNBARTHING: The Broncos kicker chose to wear No. 1 in honour of Jason Elam, whose franchise record for field goals in a single game he matched Sunday night. He said he was laying out by the pool this time last week, Manning said. He came in here in zero-degree weather and went 5 for 5 in field goals. That was huge.CHEAP SHOT: Broncos linebacker Von Miller delivered a vicious late hit on Smith that earned a 15-yard penalty. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce called it a cheap shot, and made a crude gesture toward Miller that was caught on television cameras.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '