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SAN DIEGO -- After having surgery on his left hand on Aug. 15, there was some doubt whether Mark Reynolds would play again this season.Not only did he come back on Aug. 31, but on Sunday, he hit a milestone, game-winning homer.Reynolds connected leading off the 10th inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 to salvage a split of a four-game series.It was the 250th homer of his career and 13th of the season.Its special. I never thought Id have one homer in the big leagues, let alone 250, Reynolds said. Its a pretty cool accomplishment. Itll be pretty neat to tell my grandkids one day: `Grandpa did something cool in the major leagues. Ive got another record, too, but I dont want to tell them about that one.Reynolds holds the big league record for strikeouts in a season, 223 in 2009.His homer came on a 2-2 pitch from Kevin Quackenbush (7-6).I played an 18-inning game here one time one time a couple years ago and that was no fun, he said. This one had all the makings of it. I was able to get a pitch there and barely get it out of here.Reynolds homered on a slider.I think he spun his slider middle up in the zone, and it doesnt matter who does that, that ball gets hit, especially Mark Reynolds, Padres manager Andy Green said.Sunday was his seventh game back after the surgery.I worked hard to get back. It depends on how much pain I can tolerate when I play, managing that and just doing what I can, whether its late-inning defense or pinch-hitting here or there, or playing, Reynolds said.Charlie Blackmon also homered for the Rockies, his 25th, and hit an RBI single.Jake McGee (2-3) pitched the ninth for the win. Adam Ottavino pitched the 10th for his fourth save in eight chances.Blackmon gave the Rockies a 2-0 lead with his homer leading off the fourth and an RBI single with two outs in the fifth. His home run came after San Diegos Edwin Jackson retired the first nine batters.Nick Hundley hit a leadoff double in the fifth and scored on Blackmons single. Blackmon got caught in a rundown to end the inning.Rockies right-hander Chad Bettis was cruising with a one-hit shutout before the Padres tied it at 2 in the sixth. Travis Jankowski doubled to left-center and scored on Wil Myers triple that rolled to the fence in right-center. Yangervis Solarte brought in Myers with a sacrifice fly.Jackson allowed two runs and five hits in six innings, struck out four and walked one.I didnt necessarily feel like I had my best stuff, as far as strength-wise, Jackson said. I think I couldve went out there for another inning, but its a two-nothing game. We have guys on the bench trying to come out and produce runs. Its a pitchers duel.Bettis went seven, allowing two runs and four hits, with five strikeouts and one walk.UP NEXTRockies: LHP Tyler Anderson (5-5, 3.35) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game series at Arizona that starts Monday night. Shelby Miller (2-11, 6.89) is scheduled to start for Arizona.Padres: RHP Paul Clemens (2-5, 5.44) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game series at San Francisco starting Monday night. The Giants are scheduled to counter with Jeff Samardzija (11-9, 4.00). Cheap Orioles Jerseys . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. 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MADRID -- Unhappy with his lack of playing time, James Rodriguez has become a nuisance for Real Madrid.As most players were celebrating the teams victory at the Club World Cup in Japan, Rodriguez was telling reporters about his disappointment of not playing enough minutes under coach Zinedine Zidane.He hinted that he may leave Madrid, which means the club will begin the new year either trying to make Rodriguez happy again, or trying to find him another team.Rodriguez, who arrived amid high expectations after thriving with Colombia at the 2014 World Cup, has a contract until June 2020, but he said he will use his time off during the winter break to try to make a decision about his future.I cant guarantee that I will stay, the 25-year-old Rodriguez said. I have to think about everything very carefully. Im happy here, but I want to play more. And if I want to play more, I have to think about all of my options.Rodriguez played the last 20 minutes of Madrids semifinal match against Club America at the Club World Cup, and said he was disappointed for not having a chance to play in the final.His complaints after the match didnt sit well with some of his teammates.Madrid captain Sergio Ramos said it wasnt the time to be thinking about personal issues.I respect him and I hope that he stays, but today is a day to be happy, not to focus on other things, Ramos said after Madrid defeated Kashima Antlers 4-2 in extra time to win the title.Rodriguez quicckly became a first-choice selection for coach Carlo Ancelotti after his arrival following the World Cup, but his playing time gradually diminished the following seasons.ddddddddddddThe talented playmaker has had very few opportunities under Zidane, who has preferred to use more dynamic players in the midfield. Rodriguez has been relegated to the bench most of the time, and even then he hasnt been getting many chances as a substitute.I wouldnt leave if I were James, Zidane said recently. I would stay in this great club. I think he will have minutes here. We know of his quality. He will be an important player for us.The top scorer at the World Cup in Brazil, Rodriguez has only two goals in 16 appearances this season, one of them in the 6-1 win over Cultural Leonesa in the Copa del Rey, when nearly all of the teams top players were rested.If Rodriguez ends up deciding to leave, its likely that Madrid will try to negotiate either a trade or a loan instead of keeping the midfielder. He is still likely to be wanted by some of Europes top teams, and Spanish media has already linked him to clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea and Inter Milan.Madrids next game is Jan. 7 against Granada in the Spanish league, a competition it leads with 37 points from 15 matches.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni ' ' '