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Xander Bogaerts of the San Diego Padres had a home run overturned due to fan interference and manager Mike Shildt was ejected for coming out of the dugout to talk
After returning from Tommy John surgery earlier in the season, the right-hander had been on the injured list since June before he was granted his release.
BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the San Francisco Giants to open a four-game series. San Diego is 69-55 overall and 38-20 at home. The Padres are 51-16 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Dodgers fans still haven't forgiven Manny Machado for leaving Los Angeles to sign with the Padres, but they ultimately got the last laugh on Sunday, as Machado struck out against Alex Vesia to end the series and secure a sweep for the Dodgers.
Since the trade, the A's have had all of one save situation on their schedule, which came last Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles. Trailing 2-1 entering the top of the ninth, the A's scored twice to take a 3-2 lead, and decided to leave right-hander Elvis Alvarado in the game since manager Mark Kotsay liked how he was throwing the ball.
The Padres were down by four runs in the first inning, but managed to claw their way back and tie the game in the eighth before the Dodgers again took the lead again and held onto it en route to a 5-4 victory Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.
Mookie Betts hits a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Sunday.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell addressed the San Diego Padres' steal attempts against him during Saturday's game. Snell pitched six shutout innings ag