Padres edge Dodgers 5‑2 behind Sears’ strong start

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — JP Sears pitched five innings of one-hit ball, striking out five, and Manny Machado hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning as the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Sunday at Dodger Stadium.

San Diego snapped a six-game losing streak and improved to 44-45. The Dodgers fell to 59-32. Attendance was 46,506, and the game lasted 3:16.

The Padres took a 1-0 lead in the fourth when Jackson Merrill singled home Machado. In the seventh, San Diego erupted for four runs. Fernando Tatis Jr. singled in a run, and Machado followed with his 18th homer, a three-run drive to center.

The Dodgers answered with two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Alex Freeland singled in Teoscar Hernández, and Shohei Ohtani singled home Kyle Tucker.

Sears (2-1) earned the win. Mason Miller recorded his 22nd save with a perfect ninth. Emmet Sheehan (4-6) took the loss, allowing one earned run in 4⅓ innings.

Tatis had three hits for the Padres, who outhit Los Angeles 8-4.