Dylan Cease played a pivotal role as the San Diego Padres closed the gap in the National League West. His dominant performance, pitching into the sixth inning of a decisive 8-1 win, helped the Padres sweep the Dodgers
However, the San Diego Padres have made things interesting by pulling within 4.5 games after sweeping their division rivals in a two-week set on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The series was full of drama. San Diego came back from a five-run deficit to walk the Dodgers off in the first game and then saw Dylan Cease carry a one-run performance into the sixth inning as the Padres went on to win convincingly. The final score was 8-1.and could consider Wednesday night his worst start in four weeks. Dodgers outfielder Jason Heyward snapped a string of 46 plate appearances by opposing batters without a hit against Cease.
Kershaw, who is in his 17th season with the Dodgers, started a game and exited without a strikeout for the first time in his career.Five Padres had multi-hit games including Bryce Johnson, who had the first one of his career. Luis Campusano launched a homer into the first level of the Western Metal Supply Co. building to spark the three-run fourth, Jurickson Profar, Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill also had two hits apiece.
The two teams won't meet again until late September. It was almost like the Padres made sure to let the Dodgers know that they weren't going anywhere. Their sights are set on the next game and trying to catch their divisional foe one game at a time.Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and has been a sports writer since 2008.
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