Padres beat Dodgers 5-1, take sole hold of top NL wild-card spot
San Diego's win halted Los Angeles' 11-game home winning streak and delayed the Dodgers' bid to secure a first-round bye.
What we know
- The San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 at Dodger Stadium, improving to 88-70 while the Dodgers fell to 97-61. [1] [2]
- Manny Machado homered and drove in three runs, according to The Associated Press, and the Padres now lead the first National League wild-card spot by one game over Chicago and Philadelphia (both 87-71). [2]
- The loss ended the Dodgers' 11-game home winning streak and kept them from clinching at least the No. 2 seed and a first-round bye; they need one win or an Atlanta loss. [2]
- The series is tied 1-1, with the finale set for Thursday. [1] [2]
- Not yet confirmed: Whether Shohei Ohtani's return from the injured list will change his playing time going forward was not addressed in the sources.
Manny Machado homered and drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Wednesday night, moving into sole possession of the top spot in the National League wild-card standings, according to The Associated Press. [1][2]
The Padres improved to 88-70 and lead Chicago and Philadelphia, both 87-71, by one game for the first wild card. That spot would bring home-field advantage throughout the best-of-three Wild Card Series, AP reported. San Diego was kept from clinching a franchise-record third straight playoff berth when Arizona beat Colorado 5-3. The Padres need one win or a Diamondbacks loss to clinch. [2]
The loss ended the NL West champion Dodgers' 11-game home winning streak. At 97-61, they were kept from clinching at least the No. 2 seed in the National League and a first-round bye. They need one win or an Atlanta loss to secure it, AP reported. [1][2]
Machado's 409-foot homer to center in the fourth inning scored Dustin Harris, who had been hit by a pitch from Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and gave San Diego a 2-0 lead. Los Angeles cut it to 2-1 in the bottom half when Teoscar Hernández scored on a sacrifice fly by Tommy Edman. [2]
San Diego made it 4-1 in the fifth on Yamamoto's second career throwing error and a shallow sacrifice fly by Machado, according to AP. Yamamoto (14-9) had retired nine of his first 10 batters in what AP described as his final regular-season start. Freddy Fermin added an RBI single in the ninth for the final run. [1][2]
Bradgley Rodriguez (4-3) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief. Padres starter Robbie Ray allowed one run and seven hits in 3 1/3 innings, AP reported. Shohei Ohtani, back from the injured list, went 1 for 4 with a single, a walk and two strikeouts for Los Angeles. He struck out with the bases loaded to end the fourth inning, according to AP. [1][2]
The series is tied 1-1. Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta (3-2, 3.30 ERA) is scheduled to face Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow (5-1, 3.46) in the finale Thursday. [2]