After dropping the series opener in disappointing fashion, the Los Angeles Dodgers bounced back with a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night to extend their National League West lead back to 2.5 games.
The Dodgers got the scoring started early when Mookie Betts hit a leadoff single in the first inning and then scored on a base hit by Justin Turner, who was in his first game back after missing the last couple of weeks with a hamstring injury.
Turner can get out of bed and hit, and he proved that Tuesday when he got hits in his first three at-bats and finished 3-for-4 in a return from the 10-day injured list.