The Dodgers lost 2-1 to the Padres to begin the three-game series. Alex Freeland hit a solo home run in the third inning, his first career homer, and it accounted for the Dodgers' only hit until the ninth. Yu Darvish allowed that lone run and hit over six innings while striking out five and walking one. The Padres answered with an RBI single by Manny Machado and a sacrifice fly by Xander Bogaerts in the fourth for a 2-1 lead. Blake Snell allowed two runs over seven innings. Robert Suarez closed out a scoreless ninth despite singles by Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. The teams now share identical records at the top of the NL West, with the Dodgers retaining the tiebreaker.
The Dodgers got on the board first, which came in the third inning. Alex Freeland blasted a solo home run, the first of his career. Freeland's homer came against Yu Darvish, who held the Dodgers' offense at bay for most of the night. Darvish pitched six innings with just the one run allowed, and that was also the only hit he allowed. He struck out five and walked one.
The Padres answered back in the fourth inning, starting with a walk from Fernando Tatis Jr. After a sacrifice bunt, Manny Machado tied the game with an RBI single. Ryan O'Hearn followed with a single, and the Padres took a 2-1 lead when Xander Bogaerts hit a sacrifice fly. That was Blake Snell's only poor inning in the game as he matched Darvish for much of the outing.
Although Snell kept the Dodgers in the game, the offense was unable to help him. Following Darvish, Jason Adam and Mason Miller reached worked a scoreless frame to get the Padres to the ninth inning with the lead. Robert Suarez, who cost the Padres at Dodger Stadium when he allowed a solo homer to Mookie Betts, didn't suffer the same fate this time as he kept the Dodgers off the board.
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