Pomeranz plenty strong in Padres win

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz, right, tags out Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, of South Korea, during the second inning of a baseball game, Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LOS ANGELES — The labrum in his left shoulder torn sometime after the 2014 NLDS, Hyun-Jin Ryu needed 640 days to return to the majors. Melvin Upton Jr. needed just six pitches to come up with an appropriate welcome, a leadoff home run that got the Padres started on a 6-0 win Thursday night in front of 44,759 at Dodger Stadium.

Alex Dickerson tripled and doubled in his first career multi-hit game, Derek Norris and Alexei Ramirez each had two hits and the…