Freeman’s two homers lift Dodgers past Padres
SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Freddie Freeman hit two home runs and drove in three runs, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night at PETCO Park.
The Dodgers took an early lead in the first inning when Freeman homered off Padres starter Mason Miller, scoring Shohei Ohtani. San Diego answered in the bottom half with a two-run homer by Manny Machado. The Padres grabbed a 4-2 lead in the third on a two-run shot by Miguel Andujar.
Los Angeles chipped away, scoring once in the fifth on an Ohtani groundout and once in the sixth on an RBI single. The decisive run came in the ninth when Andy Pages delivered a sacrifice fly.
Tanner Scott earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Will Klein recorded the save. Miller took the loss despite six strikeouts over five innings.
Both teams had six hits. The Dodgers improved to 30-19, while the Padres fell to 29-19. Attendance was 39,788. Time of game was 2:45.