Pitching control shaped the game as the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers. Manny Machado's home run in the fourth put San Diego in front, and the Padres never gave up the lead.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Yoshinobu Yamamoto kept the Dodgers within reach with a steady outing, but San Diego's pitching carried the advantage. Bradgley Rodriguez earned the win, with Yuki Matsui and Adrian Morejon helping preserve the margin.
Manny Machado homered in the fourth, bringing Dustin Harris home and giving the Padres the lead. Later in the inning, Teoscar Hernández scored on Tommy Edman's sacrifice fly. In the fifth, Ethan Salas scored when Dustin Harris reached on a fielder's choice and a throwing error by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, before Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on Machado's sacrifice fly. Freddy Fermin added insurance in the ninth when Samad Taylor scored on his single.
The Dodgers created limited pressure despite contributions from Teoscar Hernández and Andy Pages. Their only run came when Teoscar Hernández scored on Tommy Edman's sacrifice fly, while San Diego's bullpen kept Los Angeles from mounting a late response.
San Diego extended its winning streak and strengthened its position behind the Dodgers in the division race. The game belonged to pitching control from the moment Machado supplied the early lead.
San Diego Padres defeated Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-1.
- Manny Machado went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .218 on the season).
- Samad Taylor went 0-for-3 with 1 run scored (batting .333 on the season).
- Teoscar Hernandez went 3-for-4 with 1 run scored (batting .270 on the season).
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed 4 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 4, and took the loss (14-9) (2.53 ERA).
- Bradgley Rodriguez allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 2.0 innings, striking out 3, to earn the win (4-3) (2.25 ERA).
- Yuki Matsui allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning (1.87 ERA).
Los Angeles Dodgers fell to 97-61; San Diego Padres improved to 88-70.