LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit two homers, Tyler Anderson allowed two hits in seven spectacular innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a statement-sweep of the revamped San Diego Padres in a 4-0 victory on Sunday. did.
Freddie Freeman had two RBI singles in the major league-leading Dodgers’ eighth consecutive win and their 30th in 35 games.
The Dodgers sweep was also a strong response to San Diego’s bold move on the trade deadline to acquire Juan Soto, Josh Bell and Brandon Drury. After largely standing on the deadline, Los Angeles took a fine 15 1/2-game lead in the NL West while outscoring the second-placed Padres 20-4 in three wins at the Chavez Ravines. Took.
Los Angeles have won 17 of their last 19 meetings with the Padres, falling 1-4 with four consecutive defeats since the arrival of their new Sluggers on Wednesday, ending only on May 18. His second shutout came in the form of a defeat. The team is also sometimes referred to as Slam Diego. It is not home made during its four-game skid, and it only managed two hits in the series finale.
Soto went 0 for 2 with a run twice for the first time since joining San Diego in one of the biggest trades in baseball history. Soto was amusing while wearing a microphone to ESPN broadcasts at the start of the game, but his disappointment was evident when he landed a double game to finish sixth.
Anderson (13-1) added to his breakout All-Star season for the sixth time going in at least seven innings. He scored three runs, astonishing the Padres with his off-speed pitches and his control of his 92 mph.
Yu Darvish (10-5) gave seven hits in six solid innings, scoring five runs and closing the Dodgers, except for the third of his two runs highlighted by Bellinger’s first homer.
Bellinger added a single shot in the seventh and scored 3 for 3 in his 15th career multi-homer game – his second this season against the Padres. Max Muncie and Mookie Bates had two hits each for the Dodgers, rappelling 33 hits in the series.
Anderson tackled the Padres’ new lineup even more effectively than the Dodgers in the last two games of the series, allowing just one single and one walk in the first five innings.
Darvesh had retired seven straight batsmen and in the third, Bellinger’s shot went to the left centre. The 2019 NL MVP became the second struggling Dodgers slugger in two days to break out of a slump with a homer, following Muncie’s three-run shot on Saturday night.
Freeman drove third in Bates and climbed Tree Turner in seventh after Bellinger’s 15th homer of the season.
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The Dodgers’ pitching staff allowed only one earned run in the three-match series. LA have allowed a major league-less 345 runs this season.
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Padres: SS Fernando Tatis Jr. got his first game action of his prolonged injury rehab this weekend with Double-A San Antonio. There is still no official timetable for his return from wrist surgery in March.
Dodgers: RHP Yancy Almonte went on the injured list with right elbow stiffness after reporting pain while playing a catch. He will have an MRI on Monday, but he doesn’t think it’s a serious injury. Recalled LA RHP Andre Jackson. … 3B Justin Turner (abdominal strain) is scheduled to return on Tuesday, manager Dave Roberts said. … Dodgers reliever Blake Trainen and Bruiser Gretroll will pitch in another mock game on Tuesday. If all goes well, they will move on to the next minor league rehab assignment.
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Padres: Open a four-match home series against NL West rivals San Francisco on Monday. Blake Snell (4-5, 4.16 ERA) goes to the mound.
Dodgers: A day after the return of Clayton Kershaw’s charity ping pong event, Julio Uriás (11-6, 2.57 ERA) takes the mound Tuesday to open a two-game Interleague series against Minnesota.
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