Hernández grand slam lifts Dodgers past Padres 4‑3
LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday at Dodger Stadium.
The Padres took a 3-0 lead with single runs in the first, fourth and sixth innings. Gavin Sheets drove in a run with a first-inning single, Jackson Merrill scored on Xander Bogaerts’ double in the sixth. San Diego starter Michael King allowed three hits and two earned runs over six innings with five strikeouts.
Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani gave up three runs on seven hits with nine strikeouts in six innings. Kyle Hurt (3-1) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win. Tanner Scott struck out three in the ninth for his 12th save. Adrian Morejon (6-2) took the loss.
Hernández’s eighth homer of the season scored Mookie Betts, Max Muncy and Kyle Tucker. The Dodgers improved to 58-31, while the Padres fell to 43-44. Attendance was 49,578 in 2 hours, 22 minutes.