Teoscar Hernandez’s grand slam helps Dodgers rally previous Padres

LOS ANGELES — Teoscar Hernández hit a go-ahead grand slam off reliever Adrian Morejon within the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for the second straight recreation to beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Friday evening.

Trailing 3-0, Hernández despatched a 90-mph slider on the primary pitch from Morejon (6-2) over the wall in centre subject. Mookie Betts walked and Max Muncy singled to chase starter Michael King.

Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth booted a grounder by Kyle Tucker that turned a possible double-play ball right into a bases-loaded state of affairs with no outs. Muncy was protected at second on the miscue and Betts moved to 3rd to arrange Hernández’s sixth profession grand slam.

The Dodgers got here again from a 6-0 deficit to win 12-7 within the collection opener Thursday.

Kyle Damage (3-1) earned the win with one inning of scoreless reduction. Tanner Scott caught out the facet within the ninth to earn his twelfth save.

King retired the primary 11 batters he confronted whereas outpitching Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani. The primary hit allowed was a single to Freddie Freeman with two outs within the fourth that prolonged the slugger’s on-base streak to 18 consecutive video games.

Pitching on eight days’ relaxation, Ohtani allowed three runs and 7 hits on a season-high 110 pitches — 73 for strikes — over six innings. He struck out 9. The designated hitter was hitless in three at-bats earlier than being changed within the seventh.

Ohtani’s first six pitches of the sport had been balls and he threw only one strike mixed between the primary two batters. Gavin Sheets’ RBI single was the primary run Ohtani has allowed within the first inning this season. He had an ERA of zero within the first inning.

Jackson Merrill’s two-out solo shot prolonged San Diego’s result in 2-0 within the fourth.

Ohtani’s begin was pushed again from Wednesday to present him additional relaxation throughout a run of 13 video games in 13 days. He has been coping with a sore left knee and a blister on the center finger of his proper hand.

Padres RHP Griffin Canning (1-5, 7.09 ERA) begins Saturday towards Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamato (8-5, 2.67).