The Los Angeles Dodgers have largely succeeded against left-handed pitching over the past month but it again proved to be their Kryptonite on Friday in a 5-3 loss to the San Diego Padres that snapped a three-game winning streak.
Rookie Eric Lauer continued with his success against the Dodgers this season, allowing just one run on four hits. Lauer finished with five strikeouts against two walks over five innings pitched.
The lone run he allowed came in the bottom of the third on a homer surrendered to Kiké Hernandez, which gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.
Lauer was backed by a scoreless inning from José Castillo, and Matt Strahm collected two outs in the seventh.