Los Angeles beat San Diego 4-2 on June 28.
Los Angeles opened the scoring in the third when Shohei Ohtani singled home Alex Freeland.
San Diego answered in the fourth when Manny Machado hit a solo homer to tie the game at 1-1.
The Dodgers broke the tie in the fifth. Freddie Freeman drew a bases-loaded walk to score Freeland, then Mookie Betts lined a two-run single to center, scoring Ohtani and Andy Pages to make it 4-1.
The Padres cut into the lead in the sixth when Xander Bogaerts singled home Jackson Merrill, but Los Angeles held on the rest of the way.
Emmet Sheehan earned the win after allowing one run over five innings. Michael King took the loss after allowing four runs over 4.1 innings. Edgardo Henriquez recorded the save.
What It Means
Final: Dodgers 4, Padres 2.
The Dodgers improve to 54-30. The Padres fall to 43-39.
BaseChaser lists the Dodgers at 99.6% to make the playoffs and the Padres at 38.8%.
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