The Padres beat the Dodgers 5-1 as Nestor Cortes delivered six scoreless innings and retired his first 16 batters. Tyler Glasnow struggled, yielding three runs in the fourth inning and failing to hold the Dodgers' rotation advantage. The Padres entered the series with injuries and veteran starters carrying a high collective ERA, while the Dodgers had a healthy rotation poised to start top arms at Petco Park. The win trimmed the Dodgers' lead to one game in the National League West, with the Padres at 74-56 and the Dodgers at 73-57. Cortes was acquired at the deadline after earlier moves and an elbow injury in Milwaukee.
But this weekend, with first place on the line in the teams' final meeting this season, the Dodgers were supposed to have one distinct advantage. Their starting rotation was healthy, fresh and lined up to throw three of its best arms at Petco Park. The Padres, on the other hand, were banged up and starting three veterans with a collective earned-run average north of 5.00.
For the second straight night on Saturday, in San Diego's 5-1 win, a Padres starter unexpectedly dominated the Dodgers, while a Dodgers starter disappointingly stumbled in the fourth inning. This time, it was Nestor Cortes who was in cruise control, spinning six scoreless innings while retiring his first 16 batters. On the other side, it was Tyler Glasnow who ran into trouble, yielding three runs in the fourth to leave the Dodgers for dead.
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