Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres Box Score on Jul 02, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 2, 2017

SAN DIEGO -- Outfielders Manuel Margot and Jose Pirela each drove in two runs with two hits and right-hander Jhoulys Chacin threw five scoreless innings Sunday as the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 at Petco Park.

The victory snapped the Dodgers' six-game winning streak against the Padres and was only San Diego's second win against the National League West leaders in nine tries this season.

Chacin evened his season record at 7-7. But he is 5-2 at Petco Park and lowered his home ERA to 1.68 -- the second-best mark in the National League. Brandon Maurer got his 16th save after left-hander Brad Hand struck out two in a perfect eighth moments after being named to the National League All-Star team.

Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda (6-4) suffered the loss.

The Padres hadn't led the Dodgers in 32 innings until Margot homered with one out in the bottom of the first inning. The rookie center fielder drove a full-count pitch 402 feet to center.

San Diego added three runs in the second and one in the fourth off Maeda while Chacin was working his way out of a series of jams, although the Dodgers drove up his pitch count.

The Padres' second-inning rally started with Erick Aybar getting hit by a Maeda pitch. Carlos Asuaje followed with a single and Rule 5 rookie catcher Luis Torrens drew a walk to load the bases, bringing up Chacin with none out.

The pitcher grounded the ball toward second. Los Angeles turned it into a double play, but Aybar scored to make it 2-0. Pirela and Margot then lined back-to-back RBI doubles to the gap in left-center field to make it 4-0.

Torrens opened the fifth with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Pirela's second straight run-scoring hit to make it 5-0.

Maeda lasted only 3 2/3 innings, giving up five runs and eight hits and a walk with a strikeout.

Chacin didn't go much farther. But he pitched five shutout innings despite putting nine Dodgers on base with four hits, three walks and two hit batters. The Dodgers stranded nine in five innings, with six of those in scoring position. But Chacin used 107 pitches to dodge a series of threats.

Los Angeles struck for two against the Padres bullpen in the sixth. Yasiel Puig singled with one out against rookie right-hander Phil Maton and moved to second on a walk drawn by pinch-hitter Logan Forsythe. Left-hander Ryan Buchter replaced Maton and struck out pinch-hitter Kike Hernandez before Corey Seager delivered a two-run double.

Los Angeles then pulled to within three in the seventh on Yasmani Grandal's 11th homer of the season, a 374-foot shot to left off Buchter.

NOTES: The Padres recalled RHP Kevin Quackenbush from Triple-A El Paso and returned Saturday night's starter, LHP Dillon Overton, to the Chihuahuas. ... Dodgers manager Dave Roberts returned after serving a one-game suspension Saturday night for his role in Friday night's dust-up between the Dodgers and Padres. "I have to find my manners," said Roberts. ... Dodgers RHP Brandon McCarthy, who has been on the disabled list since June 26 with right knee tendinitis, will throw four innings in a simulated game Monday at Rancho Cucamonga. ... Dodgers RHP Hyun-Jin Ryu will have his next start pushed back after taking a line drive off a foot in his most recent outing. ... Padres manager Andy Green said he hopes to have 2B Yangervis Solarte (left oblique strain) back shortly after the All-Star break.