After a rough loss yesterday to start the rivalry series, the Dodgers and Padres were deadlocked for the majority of today’s game, but a huge nine-run inning in the 6th powered the Dodgers to a blowout win of 15-3.
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Lefty Kyle Hart opened for the Padres, starting ideally with a clean 1st inning on just eight pitches. That allowed him to continue in the 2nd, where he got an out to start but then Fernando Tatis Jr. gambled on a Max Muncy liner and gave him a triple. Instead of removing Hart for a righty, they allowed Edman to hit righty and he smacked a double to center to start the scoring at 1-0.
Tatis gambles and Muncy triples, lol. pic.twitter.com/dabKEit2IN
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
Edman doubles as the Padres leave the lefty opener in for whatever reason (fear of Tucker?) instead of turning him around, and the Dodgers lead. pic.twitter.com/Z8bfFmWN7G
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
Despite a walk later in the inning, the rally died there.
Now facing Randy Vasquez in the 3rd, a pair of singles resulted in nothing due to Andy Pages being caught stealing yet again. After just a two-out single in the 4th, he got a clean 5th and seemed to be cruising along at that point.
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On the other end, Yoshinobu Yamamoto had it working yet again, cruising through a clean 1st and 2nd. That was broken up by a single to start the 3rd, but Freddie Freeman went airborne to make sure Yama still facing the minimum.
Air Freddie for the double play, lol. pic.twitter.com/jp5WjGEUB2
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
Yoshi gave up just a two-out infield single in the 4th, but frustratingly Gavin Sheets started the 5th with a solo shot and the game was tied at 1-1 just like that.
Dairy King pic.twitter.com/wzA2IEwpUG
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 28, 2026
Of course, he rebounded by giving up just a walk the rest of the inning, but it was a frustrating draw at the midway point.
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Thankfully, it was the Dodgers who blew the doors off the game down the stretch.
With Vasquez still in the game in the 6th, a Freddie Freeman double started the rally. With one down, a Muncy hot shot was kicked for an error at second to score Freeman and put Muncy at second. 2-1 Dodgers.
Padres Defense 2, Padres 1 pic.twitter.com/npawhN3vh2
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
Edman made them pay yet again with a triple off the wall in right to score Muncy and make it 3-1.
Tommy Tanks Triples Third (Run) pic.twitter.com/iVvgolwgMS
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
Kyle Tucker was up next looking to just put the ball in play, but he responded with a great nine-pitch at-bat that he concluded by bombing a ball to right for his seventh homer to make it 5-1 just like that.
KYLE TUCKER NINE-PITCH AT-BAT HOMER
TAKE ME AWAY (TAKE ME AWAY) pic.twitter.com/MJQSsKd8Jw
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
Dalton Rushing then immediately added another run to that by going back-to-back with Tuck with his ninth dinger of the year.
Dalton Rushing goes back-to-back, gets a wave from Yoshi and it’s a five-run inning. pic.twitter.com/ExBytZONAW
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
The rally did not end there, as Alex Freeland drew a walk and Shohei Ohtani followed with a single, which knocked Vasquez out of the game. The Padres pen started roughly with a walk to load the bases, and only getting an out when Freddie was robbed of a hit on a grounder that scored a run to make it 7-1.
Diving play takes a hit away from Freddie but plates another run. pic.twitter.com/faD6tmj1tO
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
Mookie Betts then stepped up and hit his 11th homer, a three-run shot for his third-straight game with a homer to make it a nine-run inning and 10-1 Dodgers before the inning ended.
Mookie makes it three straight games with a homer with a three-run shot to make a nine-run inning to blow the game open. pic.twitter.com/qP2Km4GLmB
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
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All of this had Yamamoto in disbelief about the run support.
He did look a bit rusty in the 6th, giving up a one-out walk and single, then a two-out single to Sheet to make it 10-2 before his game was over after the inning.
パドレスが1点を返す！
シーツがタイムリーヒット?LAD 10-2 SD#Dodgers Yamamoto Yoshinobu ⓒSportsNetLA pic.twitter.com/0E6fgAIRN5
— 【MLB速報】放送地区【大谷速報】 (@MLB_comment) June 28, 2026
No reason to push him and another quality outing: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 89 Pitches.
ドジャース 山本由伸
6回を投げて2失点の好投！タイムリーヒットで2点目を献上も後続を抑える今季12回目のQS達成で8勝目の権利！#Dodgers Yamamoto Yoshinobu ⓒSportsNetLA pic.twitter.com/D3UiVKw0Pq
— 【MLB速報】放送地区【大谷速報】 (@MLB_comment) June 28, 2026
In relief of him was Kyle Hurt, who did what you can’t do in a game like this. He gave up a one-out single, walked a guy, gave up another single for a run, then issued another walk to load the bases with just one out.
タティスJr.がタイムリーヒット?
パドレスが1点を返す！LAD 10-3 SD
Kyle Hurt #Dodgers ©SportsNetLA pic.twitter.com/9yP1jGpvCX
— 【MLB速報】放送地区【大谷速報】 (@MLB_comment) June 28, 2026
That had Dave Roberts going to Alex Vesia, who got a strikeout and groundout to end the inning, continuing to be an elite fireman. 10-3 Dodgers.
Vesia rescues Hurt and the Dodgers from another mess, absolute fireman. pic.twitter.com/Ioj8Gz4XQz
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
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Offensively, they did get that back and then some.
After stranding a lead-off walk in the 7th, they started the 8th with an Ohtani single, Pages walk, and Freddie single to load things up. With one down, Muncy reached on an infield single to plate a run, Edman grounded out for another run, and Tucker blooped a single in for two more and it was 14-3 before things ended.
With the bases loaded, Muncy scores a run with an infield single, Edman plates another with a groundout, and Tucker singles two more home to make it 14. pic.twitter.com/5MGpmE3o9j
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
Against a position player, Pages hit a two-out double and Ryan Ward used one of his last at-bats in the majors for a bit to single in a run for a 15-3 lead.
Ward with a bit of a dead cat bounce before Teoscar’s return. pic.twitter.com/R5cH4dpa1u
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
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Closing down the game was Jack Dreyer in the 8th, who stranded a single and a double, then Miguel Rojas got the 9th and got a whiff out of Tatis at least.
Tatis whiffs at a Miggy lollipop and they have a laugh. pic.twitter.com/XwrdStZhPS
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
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Rushing did look to tweak something during the game, but stayed in.
Dave and a trainer came out to check on Rushing later in this at-bat after it looked like he tweaked something on a check swing. Staying in. pic.twitter.com/7h89chUp71
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) June 28, 2026
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53-30 on the year.
The series finale will be a few hours earlier tomorrow at 10:10 AM HT/1:10 PM PT/4:10 PM ET with Emmet Sheehan facing off against Michael King.
