SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dinelson Lamet outpitched Clayton Kershaw, and rookie Jorge Ona hit a go-ahead double in a five-run seventh inning to steer the San Diego Padres to their eighth straight win, 7-2 towards the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday evening within the opener of a collection between the NL’s high two groups.

The Padres lower the Dodgers’ lead within the NL West to 1 half of video games. Trent Grisham added some spice to the rivalry when he hit a tying house run off Kershaw within the sixth and mentioned one thing to the Dodgers’ dugout as he headed for house. The Padres have gained 12 of 14.

Lamet (3-1) obtained the victory because of a seventh-inning outburst that chased Kershaw (5-2). Lamet matched his season strikeout excessive with 11 whereas holding the Dodgers to at least one run and three hits whereas strolling solely two.

Wil Myers added a solo homer within the eighth, his 13th.

Myers hit a leadoff single and Jurickson Profar had a one-out base hit to chase Kershaw within the seventh. Ona greeted Pedro Baez by lofting a double down the left-field line to offer San Diego a 2-1 lead, and the Padres saved including on.

Pinch-hitter Greg Garcia hit a grounder to first baseman Max Muncy, who could not resolve whether or not to throw house or contact first, permitting Profar to attain. Grisham hit a grounder to Muncy, who tried to get Garcia at second however threw the ball into left area for an error that allowed Ona to attain. Manny Machado hit a bases-loaded RBI single, and Austin Nola’s fielder’s alternative introduced within the ultimate run of the inning.

Kershaw allowed three runs and 5 hits in 6 1/Three innings. He struck out 9 and walked none.

The left-hander was cruising with a two-hit shutout earlier than Grisham homered to proper area main off the sixth to tie it at 1. Grisham posed for a second, wanting towards the Padres’ dugout, earlier than starting his trot. He mentioned one thing to the Dodgers’ dugout simply earlier than hopping onto the plate. It was his ninth.

The Padres had a first-rate probability towards Kershaw an inning earlier when rookie Jake Cronenworth hit a leadoff double. However Kershaw obtained Profar to fly out after which struck out rookies Ona and Jorge Mateo.

The Dodgers broke by way of towards Lamet within the third when Austin Barnes walked with one out, went to 3rd as Mookie Betts flared a double down the right-field line and scored on Corey Seager’s groundout.

UP NEXT

Dodgers: RHP Tony Gonsolin (2-3, 5.23 ERA) is scheduled to begin Tuesday evening. He threw four 2/Three scoreless innings towards the Padres and struck out eight on Aug. 12 however did not issue into the choice in a 6-Zero win.

Padres: Hadn’t introduced a starter but it surely might be Zach Davies (7-2, 2.48 ERA).

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