Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Logan Forsythe hit a go-ahead two-run
single as part of a three-run 11th inning as the San Diego Padres downed the
Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-3, in the middle test of a three-game set.
Cameron Maybin started the frame with a single off of John Ely (0-1). Everth
Cabrera then reached on a bunt single to third and both runners advanced a
base on Luis Cruz's throwing error to first.
Pinch-hitter Alexi Amarista then grounded out sharply to second, which kept
the runners put before Will Venable was intentionally walked to load the bases
with one out.
Forsythe came to the plate and lined a single to center, which brought home
Maybin and Cabrera, and Headley followed with base hit to plate Forsythe for a
6-3 Padres edge.
Luke Gregerson tossed a scoreless 11th to notch his fourth save of the year,
while Tommy Layne (0-1) struck out the side in the 10th to pick up the win.
Chris Denorfia smacked his third leadoff homer of the year and Yasmani Grandal
tied the game in the eight with a two-run shot for San Diego, which snapped a
three-game skid.
Clayton Kershaw fanned nine and surrendered a run on five hits and three walks
over seven innings for the Dodgers, who had a three-game winning streak
halted. His strikeout of Jesus Guzman in the seventh was his 200th of the
season, the third straight year he's accomplished the feat.
Denorfia led off the game and hammered the first pitch he saw deep into
the seats in left field, but the Dodgers got the run back in the second when
Andre Ethier launched a two-out solo shot into right-center field for his
1,000th career hit, which knotted the contest at 1-1.
Mark Ellis had an RBI double and Shane Victorino added a run-scoring single in
the seventh, but Grandal knotted the game in the eighth when he stroked a one-
out two-run shot just over the wall in right-center field, which made it 3-3.
Game Notes
Padres starter Eric Stults allowed a run on seven hits and one walk over six
innings ... San Diego was 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left
11 men on base, while Los Angeles finished 3-for-12 with RISP and stranded
nine.
The Sports Network