LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — JP Sears tossed five innings of one-hit ball and Manny Machado drove in three runs with a home run, lifting the San Diego Padres to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday before 46,506 at Dodger Stadium.

Sears, a left-hander making his third start since being recalled, struck out five and walked one while allowing only a single to Miguel Rojas in the fifth inning. He retired the first 11 batters he faced before issuing a two-out walk to Alex Call in the second. Sears improved to 2-1 and snapped a personal two-start losing streak after he was roughed up for six earned runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings at Chicago on June 30.

The Padres, who entered the game on a five-game losing streak and had dropped the first three games of this four-game series by a combined score of 19-10, snapped a six-game skid against the Dodgers dating to June 28. San Diego improved to 44-45, while Los Angeles fell to 59-32.

Emmet Sheehan took the loss for the Dodgers despite matching Sears with five strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings. Sheehan, now 4-6, allowed one earned run on three hits, walked two and was lifted after a double by Fernando Tatis Jr. in the fifth inning. Los Angeles had won four straight overall and six in a row at home against San Diego.

The game remained scoreless until the top of the fourth inning. Machado drew a one-out walk from Sheehan and advanced to second on a single by Gavin Sheets. After Ty France lined out, Jackson Merrill laced a sharp ground ball to right field that scored Machado and put the Padres ahead 1-0. The inning ended when Xander Bogaerts was called out on strikes after a replay challenge.

San Diego broke the game open in the seventh inning against the Dodgers bullpen. With Jack Dreyer on the mound, Sung-Mun Song walked and Luis Campusano singled to center, putting runners at first and third. Tatis followed with a soft ground ball to third base that was initially challenged but upheld, scoring Song and moving Campusano to second. Miguel Andujar flied out, but Machado then launched a three-run homer to center field, his 18th of the season, scoring Campusano and Tatis for a 5-0 Padres lead. The blast came on a 1-1 pitch from Dreyer, who had not allowed an earned run in his previous 10 1/3 innings.

The Dodgers answered in the bottom of the seventh. Adrian Morejon, who had entered in relief of Sears, walked Teoscar Hernandez to start the inning. Alex Call struck out on a foul tip, but Kyle Tucker singled to right, putting runners at first and second. Alex Freeland lined a single to center that scored Hernandez, cutting the lead to 5-1. After Tommy Edman struck out, Shohei Ohtani singled to center, scoring Tucker and making it 5-2. Andy Pages then struck out on a foul tip to end the threat.

Morejon, who allowed one earned run on three hits over 1 2/3 innings, was followed by Yuki Matsui, who recorded two outs, and Bradgley Rodriguez, who gave up an unearned run in the seventh. Mason Miller earned his 22nd save with a perfect ninth inning, striking out one.

Tatis finished 3 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored, raising his average to .278. Machado walked twice in addition to his homer and finished 1 for 2. Campusano reached base three times with a single and two walks and scored twice. The Padres outhit the Dodgers 8-4.

Los Angeles managed only four hits, with Ohtani going 1 for 3 with a walk and an RBI. Rojas, Freeland and Kyle Tucker each had one hit. The Dodgers struck out 12 times as a team, with Sears and the Padres bullpen combining for 12 strikeouts.

The game was the first time in the four-game series that San Diego held the Dodgers to fewer than three runs. Los Angeles had scored 12, 4 and 3 runs in the previous three contests.

San Diego opens a four-game home series against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday. Los Angeles begins a three-game home set against the Colorado Rockies on Monday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Dodgers a 66.60 percent probability to win. Los Angeles was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The combined total of seven runs went under the over/under line of 9.5.