They were relentless enough this time.
With Hunter Renfroe’s pinch-hit walk-off grand slam, the Padres on Sunday beat the Dodgers 8-5, salvaging a game and earning the right to say they can play with the Dodgers.
After losing leads in they never regained in the first two games of the series and falling by one run, they lost another lead Sunday and then took it back on the game’s final pitch.
Eric Hosmer led off the ninth with a single through the left side. Manuel Margot moved him over and reached based with a perfect bunt down the third base line.