Yu Darvish combined with three relievers on a three-hitter, and the San Diego Padres pulled even with the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West once again with a 2-1 victory

Nestor Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning and combined with three relievers on a two-hitter as the San Diego Padres reclaimed the NL West lead with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

The Padres traded for Mason Miller because he can throw 103 mph with a wipeout slider. A bonus: Evidently, he can pick it at first base, too. In the biggest moment of the Padres’ biggest game yet this season,

SAN DIEGO -- Nestor Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning and combined with three relievers on a two-hitter as the San Diego Padres reclaimed the NL West lead with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

Reacting to the post, teammate Jose Iglesias dropped a two-word comment, summing up Darvish's dominance on the mound. Just like Darvish, Iglesias has been a key member of the Padres' strong season so far, providing quality backup for regular shortstop Xander Bogaerts, while also being a decent lower-order bat.

Hits have been hard to come by for the Dodgers these past couple of days at Petco Park. After managing only a trio of knocks in the series opener, Los Angeles' bats picked up just two hits in Saturday night's 5-1 loss,

Nestor Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning and combined with the bullpen on a two-hitter in the 5-1 Padres win.

San Diego Padres Manny Machado credits Yu Darvish for hitting tip in win vs. Giants as team trails NL West-leading Dodgers by one game.

Yu Darvish se combinó con tres relevistas para permitir sólo tres hits, y los Padres de San Diego superaron el viernes 2-1 a los Dodgers de Los

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