Dodgers top Padres 4‑2 behind Sheehan’s strong start

SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Emmet Sheehan pitched five innings of two-hit ball, allowing one earned run and striking out five, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at PETCO Park.

Sheehan (4-5) rebounded from a rough outing to earn the win, improving the Dodgers to 54-30. Edgardo Henriquez recorded his first save with a scoreless ninth inning.

Los Angeles broke a scoreless tie in the third when Shohei Ohtani singled home Alex Freeland. The Dodgers added three runs in the fifth on a bases-loaded walk to Freddie Freeman and a two-run single by Mookie Betts.

San Diego (43-39) cut the lead to 4-1 in the fourth on a solo homer by Manny Machado, who finished 2 for 4. Xander Bogaerts drove in a run in the sixth with a single.

Michael King (5-7) took the loss, allowing four earned runs on three hits over 4 1/3 innings.

The game lasted 2 hours, 53 minutes before a crowd of 41,189.