Travis Jankowski added two hits and two runs for the Padres (56-80).Los Angeles out-hit San Diego 9-8.NOTES: Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Enberg called his last game in Los Angeles for Fox Sports San Diego.
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De Leon then struck out Alex Dickerson swinging through a changeup, Ryan Schimpf looking at a 91-mph fastball on the outside corner and Sanchez swinging at a changeup before being pulled for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the sixth.
Padres reliever Kevin Quackenbush (7-5) didn’t retire any of the three batters he faced after entering in the fifth inning. The under is also 4-0 in the Dodgers’ last four home games, is 6-1 in their last seven games overall and is 4-1 in their last five games versus a team with a losing record. Matching up Kershaw against Arrieta instead of Rich Hill or Kenta Maeda gives the Dodgers a much better chance to steal at least one of those games. Although the Padres have managed to split the first two games, they are batting only.159 in this series.TV: 4:10 p.m. ET, FSN San Diego, SportsNet LA (Los Angeles) PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres LH Christian Friedrich (4-10, 4.84 ERA) vs. Dodgers RH Jose De Leon (NR) Friedrich may be making his last start of the season after almost doubling his innings total from a season ago, as San Diego elected to skip him in the rotation during his last scheduled turn. The Los Angeles Dodgers offense has cooled off as of late, and they’ve lost four of their last six games when scoring three or less runs.
The game between the Los Angeles Angels and Seattle Mariners was delayed for a few minutes after Los Angles Angels starter Matt Shoemaker took a line drive off the side of his head in the second inning. Kazuhisa Ishii in April 2002 against Colorado and Pedro Astacio in July 1992 against Philadelphia had 10 each.
De Leon’s definition of “home” meant surrounded by his baseball brothers, but the Dodgers wanted to make sure Chavez Ravine had that friendly feel so they arranged to have over 19 friends and family attend the game in what hopefully would be the birth of a long and prosperous big league career. De Leon’s nine strikeouts tied for the third most by a major league pitcher making his debut since 1913 who didn’t issue a walk.
Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw will start Friday at Miami after spending more than two months on the disabled list with a herniated disk. Justin Turner fouled off five consecutive full-count pitches before drawing an 11-pitch walk against starter Christian Friedrich. The 34-year-old veteran hit.240 with five homers and 41 RBIs in 128 games.
Anderson followed Kershaw in Saturday’s game, but was again bothered by a blister and was to meet Sunday with the team’s medical staff.
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He returned the mound on Saturday in a rehab start for the Dodgers’ Class-A affiliate, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. In the minors, he compiled a 2.99 ERA, a 1.09 WHOP and a 163.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 114 1/3 innings. He has held the D’backs to a.259 average and struck out 20 while walking three.
