After dropping the series opener, the Los Angeles Dodgers returned the favor with a win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night, setting the stage for the rubber match in the three-game series at Petco Park.
While the Padres may be a young team with a bright future that may even make the postseason this year, the Dodgers showed them who still owns the division, defeating them, 7-6, to take the series.
Joc Pederson hit his first home run of the year in the series opener, and he carried that hot bat into Wednesday night, hitting a two-run shot in the top of the second off Padres starter Garrett Richards to give the Dodgers an early 2-0 lead.