SAN DIEGO — Teoscar Hernández broke a sixth-inning tie with a three-run homer and Michael Conforto additionally went deep for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Wednesday to take two of three video games within the first sequence this season between the NL West rivals.
The defending World Collection champions bounced again from Tuesday evening’s 11-1 loss, a rout so unhealthy for the pitching-strapped Dodgers that utilityman Kiké Hernández pitched the ultimate 2 1/3 innings after starter Matt Sauer threw 111 pitches.
Rookie right-hander Ben Casparius bought via 4 innings in his second begin of the season, with only one tough patch. He allowed 5 straight Padres to succeed in within the second however they bought only one run, thanks largely to heart fielder Andy Pages throwing out Gavin Sheets on the plate on a 99 mph throw on the fly to catcher Will Smith.
After permitting three straight singles, Casparius walked consecutive batters, together with No. 9 hitter Martín Maldonado with the bases loaded. Fernando Tatis Jr. then flied out on the primary pitch to finish the menace.
Conforto homered to left-centre off Randy Vásquez with one out within the fifth, his fourth.
Hernández hit a 420-foot shot to straightaway heart subject off Jeremiah Estrada with one out within the sixth, his eleventh. Freddie Freeman was aboard on a single off Adrian Morejon (3-3), and Smith drew a stroll from Estrada.
After pulling to 4-2 on Sheets’ sacrifice fly within the sixth, the Padres blew one other prime scoring likelihood when Michael Kopech walked the bases loaded with one out within the seventh. Anthony Banda got here on and retired three-time batting champion Luis Arraez on a weak popup and Manny Machado on a grounder.
The Dodgers, who rallied from a 2-1 deficit to eradicate San Diego in a Nationwide League Division Collection final 12 months, host the Padres subsequent Monday via Thursday.
Pages’ throw dwelling was on the primary base aspect of the plate, however Smith caught it, wheeled round and tagged Sheets.
Lou Trivino (2-0) bought the win and Alex Vesia, the Dodgers’ eighth pitcher, struck out the aspect within the ninth for his third save.
Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-4, 2.20 ERA) is scheduled to begin Friday evening within the opener of a three-game sequence at dwelling in opposition to San Francisco. Padres RHP Stephen Kolek (3-1, 3.00) begins the opener of a three-game sequence at Arizona.
