San Diego 4
LA Dodgers 6
Sunday, August 13, 2017 04:10 PM
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Turner homers twice as Dodgers down Padres
The Sports Xchange
Aug 13, 2017
LOS ANGELES -- Justin Turner homered twice and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the rubber game of the three-game series against the San Diego Padres 6-4 at Dodger Stadium on Sunday.
Turner hit a three-run homer in the five-run fourth inning for the Dodgers and another solo shot in the eighth, the only other inning the Dodgers collected a hit or run.
Yasmani Grandal also went deep in the fourth inning as the Dodgers recorded their 36th come-from-behind win of the season. Los Angeles is 16-0-3 in its last 19 series since June 9.
Cory Spangenberg hit two home runs to lead San Diego.
San Diego starter Luis Perdomo (6-7) retired the first nine Los Angeles hitters in order, but three batters into the fourth inning he had blown a 2-0 lead.
Chris Taylor was hit by a pitch to start the inning and Corey Seager followed with a line drive single up the middle. Perdomo got away with a hanging curve to bring the count to 1-2 to Turner, but then left a four-seam fastball up and Turner hit it over the fence in right field for a 3-2 lead.
The Dodgers weren't finished in the fourth. Cody Bellinger doubled down the right-field line and Yasmani Grandal hit another high fastball over the right-center field fence for a 5-2 lead.
The Padres took a 1-0 advantage when Spangenberg, the second batter of the game, lifted a home run over the fence in right-center, the ninth of his rookie season.
Jose Pirela then reached when Turner's throw from third sailed into the runner and Bellinger was unable to secure the ball, resulting in an error on Turner. Yangervis Solarte followed with a ground-ball single through the right side and Pirela beat a strong throw to third from right-fielder Yasiel Puig. Wil Myers then hit a sacrifice fly to center for a 2-0 lead.
Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda (11-4) came into the game 0-2 with a 5.93 ERA in three starts against the Padres this season, the only team that had defeated him multiple times. He also entered the game 1-3 with a 6.89 ERA in seven starts against the NL West this season.
After allowing the early runs, Maeda settled in and retired 14 in a row after striking out the side in the fifth, but Spangenberg tagged him for a second home run in the sixth, a two-run opposite-field shot that cut the deficit to 5-4.
Maeda exited with one out in the sixth, having allowed four runs (three earned), matching his season high with eight strikeouts and walking one.
Josh Fields, Pedro Baez, Luis Avilan and Kenley Jansen combined to shut San Diego out over the final four innings. Jansen pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 32nd save of the season in 33 opportunities.
NOTES: The Padres announced before the game they extended the contract of manager Andy Green through 2021. Green, 40, is the second-youngest manager in the major leagues behind Kevin Cash of the Rays (39). ... Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw, on the disabled list with a back ailment since July 24, is scheduled to throw two simulated innings at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. He threw approximately 50 pitches during a bullpen session on Sunday after throwing 30 on Friday. ... Dodgers C Kyle Farmer was optioned to Triple-A Rancho Cucamonga to make room for RHP Chris Hatcher, who was on the 10-day DL with a shoulder injury.
Aug 13, 2017
LOS ANGELES -- Justin Turner homered twice and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the rubber game of the three-game series against the San Diego Padres 6-4 at Dodger Stadium on Sunday.
Turner hit a three-run homer in the five-run fourth inning for the Dodgers and another solo shot in the eighth, the only other inning the Dodgers collected a hit or run.
Yasmani Grandal also went deep in the fourth inning as the Dodgers recorded their 36th come-from-behind win of the season. Los Angeles is 16-0-3 in its last 19 series since June 9.
Cory Spangenberg hit two home runs to lead San Diego.
San Diego starter Luis Perdomo (6-7) retired the first nine Los Angeles hitters in order, but three batters into the fourth inning he had blown a 2-0 lead.
Chris Taylor was hit by a pitch to start the inning and Corey Seager followed with a line drive single up the middle. Perdomo got away with a hanging curve to bring the count to 1-2 to Turner, but then left a four-seam fastball up and Turner hit it over the fence in right field for a 3-2 lead.
The Dodgers weren't finished in the fourth. Cody Bellinger doubled down the right-field line and Yasmani Grandal hit another high fastball over the right-center field fence for a 5-2 lead.
The Padres took a 1-0 advantage when Spangenberg, the second batter of the game, lifted a home run over the fence in right-center, the ninth of his rookie season.
Jose Pirela then reached when Turner's throw from third sailed into the runner and Bellinger was unable to secure the ball, resulting in an error on Turner. Yangervis Solarte followed with a ground-ball single through the right side and Pirela beat a strong throw to third from right-fielder Yasiel Puig. Wil Myers then hit a sacrifice fly to center for a 2-0 lead.
Dodgers right-hander Kenta Maeda (11-4) came into the game 0-2 with a 5.93 ERA in three starts against the Padres this season, the only team that had defeated him multiple times. He also entered the game 1-3 with a 6.89 ERA in seven starts against the NL West this season.
After allowing the early runs, Maeda settled in and retired 14 in a row after striking out the side in the fifth, but Spangenberg tagged him for a second home run in the sixth, a two-run opposite-field shot that cut the deficit to 5-4.
Maeda exited with one out in the sixth, having allowed four runs (three earned), matching his season high with eight strikeouts and walking one.
Josh Fields, Pedro Baez, Luis Avilan and Kenley Jansen combined to shut San Diego out over the final four innings. Jansen pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 32nd save of the season in 33 opportunities.
NOTES: The Padres announced before the game they extended the contract of manager Andy Green through 2021. Green, 40, is the second-youngest manager in the major leagues behind Kevin Cash of the Rays (39). ... Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw, on the disabled list with a back ailment since July 24, is scheduled to throw two simulated innings at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. He threw approximately 50 pitches during a bullpen session on Sunday after throwing 30 on Friday. ... Dodgers C Kyle Farmer was optioned to Triple-A Rancho Cucamonga to make room for RHP Chris Hatcher, who was on the 10-day DL with a shoulder injury.
