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Dodgers Defeat Padres 3-2 to Share NL West Lead

With six strong innings from Clayton Kershaw setting the tone, Teoscar Hernández’s homer proved decisive.

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Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to the plate during the first inning of their game against the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. Kershaw allowed one run on two hits in six innings as the Dodgers won the series opener, 3-2. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

Overview

  • Clayton Kershaw delivered six innings of two-hit ball on 76 pitches before handing the game over to the bullpen.
  • Shohei Ohtani tied the game in the third with a fielder’s choice RBI and Mookie Betts followed with the go-ahead sacrifice fly.
  • Teoscar Hernández crushed a 400-foot solo homer in the seventh inning off Jeremiah Estrada to extend Los Angeles’s lead.
  • Alex Vesia loaded the bases with two hit batters and a walk in the eighth before Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly narrowed the margin, setting the stage for Jack Dreyer’s two-out save.
  • The result ended Los Angeles’s four-game losing skid and San Diego’s five-game winning streak, leaving both clubs tied at 69-53 atop the NL West.