Kemp Home Run Helps Sink Dodgers, 5-1

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Kemp hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in the eighth inning against his former team, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Friday night to snap a five-game losing streak.

Chris Hatcher (2-3) walked pinch-hitter Brett Wallace leading off the eighth, and Jon Jay followed with a bouncing single off the pitcher's right leg that caromed past diving third baseman Justin Turner and sent pinch-runner Travis Jankowski to third.

One out later, Kemp drove an 0-2 pitch into the Dodgers' bullpen in left for his seventh homer of the season — and the third allowed by Hatcher in 10 2-3 innings. Kemp had just five RBIs in his previous 16 games, after totaling 10 over a two-game stretch on April 8-9 at Colorado.

The Padres scored their final run on a bunt single by Jankowski against closer Kenley Jansen, who didn't get a chance to pitch during the Dodgers' four-game sweep at the hands of the Miami Marlins.

Ryan Buchter (1-0) pitched two-thirds of an inning to get the victory.

Cesar Vargas allowed four hits over 5 1-3 innings in his second major league start for San Diego. The 24-year-old right-hander threw 90 pitches and was lifted by manager Andy Green after retiring Yasiel Puig on a foul pop to open the sixth.

Yasmani Grandal then greeted lefty Brad Hand with his first homer of the season, a drive into the lower stands in the left field corner. Hand was claimed off waivers from the Marlins this month.

Alex Wood yielded one run and five hits through seven innings with nine strikeouts and a walk for the Dodgers. The left-hander was coming off a no-decision at Colorado in which he gave up five runs in five innings before his teammates got him off the hook with five runs in the ninth and won 12-10.

Los Angeles had won nine straight against the Padres, including a season-opening three-game series at San Diego in which the Dodgers outscored their NL West rivals 25-0.

Dodgers had thrown 32 consecutive scoreless innings against the Padres until Justin Upton Jr. opened the scoring in the fourth with an RBI single after Kemp doubled off the fence in center field.

Up Next: Ross Stripling (0-1), who held San Francisco hitless through 7 1-3 innings in his big league debut on April 8, will be making his fifth start after a 3-2 loss to Miami on Monday.

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