Like the first two games of the series at Petco Park, the reigning National League West powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers and emerging San Diego Padres played a back-and-forth affair on Wednesday night.
The Dodgers took an early lead and created some separation in the middle innings, but needed a strike from Chris Taylor to avoid a potential loss or going into extras.
After Taylor hit tripled in the second inning, Joc Pederson opened the scoring with a two-run home run off Garrett Richards, who went on to suffer his first loss of the season.
An RBI single from Will Smith and Kiké Hernandez’s run-scoring double extended the Dodgers’ lead to 4-0 in the fourth inning.