Southpaw Hyun-Jin Ryu (14-6) returned to the mound today in
San Diego after a stint on the DL and showed no signs of rust, holding the
Padres to one run on four hits through seven innings to get the win in a 7-1 decision.
With the victory, Los Angeles maintained a 2.5 game lead
over San Francisco, which swept Milwaukee behind a 15-5 pasting.
Juan Uribe also returned to the Dodger lineup and had a pair
of hits and two RBI.
The Dodgers led 2-1 going into the eighth inning and busted
the game open with a four-run inning that featured an Adrian Gonzalez opposite
field single, a line drive double off the wall by Matt Kemp and run-scoring
singles by Uribe and Darwin Barney.
Kemp scored on a wild pitch by Jesse Hahn that bounced off
the backstop. Yasmani Grandal took the ball off the carom and had Kemp beat at
the plate but Kemp artfully avoided the tag and was ruled safe.
The Dodgers added another run in the ninth when Uribe
drilled a double to left center to score Carl Crawford.
Scott Van Slyke and Kemp had RBI singles to give the Dodgers
the 2-1 lead.
Gonzalez went 4-for-5 and Kemp and Uribe had two hits
apiece. Pedro Baez pitched the eighth and ninth frames, holding the Padres hitless and striking out two.
The Dodgers return to Chavez Ravine tomorrow to kick off a
three-game series against the Washington Nationals. Roberto Hernandez will get
the ball.
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