Padres dig in, beat Dodgers 2-1

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports In their first of a four games at Dodger Stadium this week, the Padres (10-7) were able to steal a victory from the home team in a 2-1 contest that went scoreless through the final three innings.

The Dodgers (11-6) got on the board in the first inning thanks to a Cory Bellinger single with Joc Pederson (walk) and Mookie Betts (single) on base. Bellinger’s hit came with zero outs which means the Padres needed to pull a rabbit of a hat to end this inning without additional damage.

Josh Turner lined out to center five pitches later to push Betts to third. On the ensuing at bat, Betts was thrown out at home in a rundown that let San Diego breathe a huge sigh of…