Trying to work themselves out of an early-season funk, the Los Angeles Dodgers bats came alive Monday night in their series opener against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, beating their division-rivals 10-3.
The Dodgers’ pitching was also solid in the victory, with Hyun-Jin Ryu turning in a strong performance for the second-straight outing. Ryu went six innings, giving up three hits and two runs while striking out nine without allowing a walk.
The only runs came on a two-run home run by Padres third baseman Christian Villanueva in the second inning. After allowing the home run, Ryu had a span of seven straight batters retired, and then another stretch of setting down eight in a row.