Overview

• San Diego won 2-1 at Petco Park as Yu Darvish and the bullpen limited Los Angeles to three hits, while Blake Snell delivered seven strong innings in defeat.
• Rookie Alex Freeland’s first major league home run provided the Dodgers’ only run of the night.
• The loss left both teams at 73-56 with 33 games to play, and Saturday’s Game 2 features Tyler Glasnow facing Nestor Cortes.
• Dave Roberts praised Snell’s performance in postgame comments after the offense failed to produce a late big hit.
• Los Angeles activated reliever Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates could be activated as soon as Saturday, and Shohei Ohtani is day-to-day but expected to play.