Padres Rout Dodgers as a Packed Week Gets Under Way
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Walker Buehler faced his former team for the first time in his career Friday night, and 43,153 fans at Petco Park watched him deliver. Buehler held the Los Angeles Dodgers to three hits across nearly six innings, striking out five and allowing just one run — Mookie Betts' tenth home run of the season — before exiting after 74 pitches. The San Diego Padres won 7 to 1.
Roki Sasaki struggled on the other side, throwing 81 pitches across just four innings while issuing five walks and allowing three earned runs. Ty France's three-run homer in the second inning — his fourth in seven games — proved decisive. San Diego's bullpen preserved the lead through two bases-loaded jams to seal the win.
The victory moves the Padres to 43 and 37 on the season, nine games back of Los Angeles in the NL West. Game 2 of the three-game series is Saturday evening at 5:40 PM, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto starting for the Dodgers against Randy Vasquez for San Diego. The series closes Sunday at 1:10 PM.