Dodgers Limited To 2 Hits As Padres Blank The Blue Crew, 6-0
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Pomeranz tossed two-hit ball over seven innings, Melvin Upton Jr. homered leading off the game and the San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers 6-0 on Thursday night in a rough comeback for Los Angeles starter Hyun-Jin Ryu.
Pomeranz (8-7) struck out six and walked two in his third straight start of seven innings with one run or less. The left-hander has 26 strikeouts in his last 27 innings. He helped himself offensively, singling in a run with two outs in the second for a 2-0 lead.
Ryu (0-1) got a rude welcome back to the major leagues, giving up six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and two walks. The South Korean left-hander was reinstated earlier Thursday from the 60-day disabled list to make his first major league start since Sept. 12, 2014.
Ryu underwent shoulder surgery in May 2015, causing him to miss all of last season.
Howie Kendrick (a single in the third inning) and Trayce Thompson (a double in the fourth) managed the only hits for the Dodgers.
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