The highly anticipated National League West showdown lived up to its billing with the Los Angeles Dodgers twice battling back from a deficit and outlasting the San Diego Padres, 11-6 in 12 innings to extend their season-best winning streak to seven games.
After scuttling through the first four innings, most of which was against rookie Ryan Weathers in his first career start, the Dodgers found some traction in the middle innings. It started with Luke Raley tying the game on a solo home run in the fifth.
Fernando Tatis Jr. responded with an emphatic home run in the bottom half of the inning, which not only gave the Padres a 2-1 lead but also was a great sign physically in his first game back after a left shoulder injury.