Overview
- Nestor Cortes retired the first 16 batters and yielded one hit over six scoreless innings, sending San Diego to 74-56 and a one-game edge over the 73-57 Dodgers.
- A night after Yu Darvish held Los Angeles to one hit in six innings, MLB says it was the first time since at least 1958 that Dodgers opponents allowed one or fewer hits over six-plus in consecutive games.
- Los Angeles mustered two hits Saturday, with rookie Alex Freeland homering for a second straight game to account for the club’s only runs across the first two games of the series.
- Trade-deadline pickups delivered for San Diego as Ramón Laureano lined a two-run single and Xander Bogaerts added a two-run double, while Adrian Morejon recorded a four-out save.
- One game remains in the series with Yoshinobu Yamamoto facing Nick Pivetta, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says Kiké Hernández and Hyeseong Kim could rejoin the roster next week.