Dodgers Top Padres, Stay In Race For Home-Field Advantage

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joc Pederson doubled twice and drove in three runs, and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 9-4 on Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep.

The Dodgers remained two games behind the Washington Nationals with three to play in the race for home-field advantage in their division series matchup.

Rookie left-hander Julio Urias went three scoreless innings in his first start since Sept. 13, allowing one hit while striking out five and walking two. Brett Anderson (1-2) pitched 2 1-3 scoreless innings for the victory.

Padres left-hander Christian Friedrich (5-12) allowed five runs and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings, struck out three and walked one.

San Diego took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning on consecutive RBI singles by Carlos Asuaje and Luis Sardinas.

Rob Segedin tripled to right for the Dodgers with one out in the fifth and scored on Pederson's double to center.

The Dodgers took the lead in the sixth with four runs — all charged to Friedrich — on four hits, a walk and a wild pitch. Friedrich allowed Justin Turner's RBI single and loaded the bases on a walk to Segedin before making way for Jose Torres. Torres' first pitch was wild, allowing Turner to score, and Pederson then hit a two-run double to center.

OH MY!

Broadcaster Dick Enberg was honored before his final home game as TV voice of the Padres. Enberg was presented with a microphone mounted on a base and gave a brief speech that he ended with his signature "Oh my!" At a reception earlier in the day, Enberg was given a surfboard featuring his picture and his "Oh my!" saying. The Padres unveiled a plaque naming one of the broadcast booths after Enberg, who is in his seventh season with the team. At 81, he's retiring from his five decades as one of the most recognizable sports broadcasters in history. Tennis great Rod Laver, who lives in Carlsbad in northern San Diego County, attended the ceremony. Enberg will call the Padres' season-ending, three-game series at Arizona.

UP NEXT

Dodgers: LHP Rich Hill (12-5, 2.05) is scheduled to start the season-sending series at San Francisco beginning Friday night. The Giants will counter with LHP Madison Bumgarner (14-9,2.71).

Padres: RHP Edwin Jackson (5-6, 5.77) is scheduled to start the opener of the final series at Arizona, which is scheduled to counter with RHP Braden Shipley (4-5, 5.26).