The year was 2000. The first player taken in the draft was first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. The 886th player taken in the 30th round was infielder Edgar Gonzalez.

Adrian quickly made his way up the ladder and reached the majors at the age of 22. Brother Edgar didn't struggle on the field, but he didn't make it to the major leagues until Monday night.

The Gonzalez brothers were reunited in the visitor's clubhouse at Wrigley Field in Chicago after the Padres called up Edgar from Class AAA Portland. And it was hard to tell which brother was happier as they awaited the arrival of parents David and Alba from San Diego.

"I'm extremely excited," said Adrian. "It began to feel like it might never happen for Edgar and that wouldn't have been right. I don't think the game has been exactly fair to him. It's the dream of anyone who has ever worn a uniform to get a chance to play in the major leagues. Before the season, Edgar told me his dream had become a chance to do it at least once."

Although Edgar, 29, hit .325 over 743 career at-bats in Class AAA, he had never once been called up by the parent team until the Padres summoned him from Portland after designating Rule 5 infielder Callix Crabbe for assignment.

Edgar's reaction when he got the call Saturday night: "It was a long time coming." Adrian's reaction: "Long overdue."

Edgar made his major league debut Monday night in Chicago and got an RBI with his first major league hit.

The Gonzalez brothers join Marcus and Brian Giles (2007), Tony and Chris Gwynn (1996), and Roberto and Sandy Alomar (1988-89) as the fourth set of brothers to play for the Padres at the same time -- not that this is the first time the Gonzalez brothers have been on the same team.

They spent three winters with Mazatlan of the Mexican League, twice going to the Caribbean World Series and winning one title. Edgar Gonzalez broke Roberto Alomar's Caribbean World Series record with nine straight hits.

CUBS 12, PADRES 3: After the Padres took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fifth on centerfielder Jody Gerut's first homer with the Padres, the Cubs batted around in both the fifth and sixth. Lefty Randy Wolf allowed only one run on three hits through four innings, then never got an out against the seven hitters he faced in the fifth.

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