Dodgers rookie James Outman hit a 10th-inning two-run home run Sunday night that will burn in the memories and eyes of San Diego Padre fans for a while.
Outman’s home run put the Dodgers up 5-2 and gave the Dodgers the series against the Padres in the first meeting this season between the two National League West teams.
The Dodgers turned the screws on the Padres in the Sunday night game. Trailing 2-1 in the ninth inning, the Dodgers tied the score on a solo home run by Mookie Betts.
Michael Busch broke the tie with an RBI single in the top of the 10th inning. Outman added some insurance runs with a two-run home run.
“There is nothing like it, it is pretty sweet to help this team get a win, especially in a place like this, where it is tough to win,” Busch told the Associated Press after Sunday’s game.
Earlier in the series, the Padres posted a picture of a crying Clayton Kershaw in Petco Park after the game on Friday night. Kershaw had a rough outing and the Padres thought it was funny to rub it in.
After the Dodgers extra-inning win on Sunday, who’s crying now?
San Diego. All of San Diego is crying now.
The Dodgers are on a roll, winners of eight of their last nine games and they are 11-3 in their last 14.
They are in first place in the NL West standings and have a one-and-a-half game lead over those annoying Arizona Diamondbacks. The Padres are in third place, three games back, and a game over .500.
How sad.
The Dodgers are starting to find some breathing room in the standings. The Padres are still crying for attention as the Dodgers start to pull away again.
The Padres really have nothing to cry about. They have been in this position before. They have been in this position for a few years now.
The Dodgers are 23-6 against the Padres since Aug. 24, 2021. The last time the Padres won a series against the Dodgers at Petco Park was on June 21-23, 2021, when they swept the Dodgers.
That’s more than two years of a trail of tears from San Diego.
It turns out Petco Park isn’t that tough a place for the Dodgers to win. The Dodgers have been doing a lot of winning at Petco since 2021.
The Dodgers started the week by sweeping the Philadelphia Phillies in three games. The Dodgers outscored the Phillies 36-11 in the series. Max Muncy hit a grand slam to break a 6-6 tie in the ninth inning and give the Dodgers a 10-6 win over the Phillies on Wednesday. Muncy leads the National League with 12 home runs and is sixth in the NL with 28 RBIs.
Dodgers starting pitching power rankings:
- Dustin May
- Julio Urias
- Clayton Kershaw
- Tony Gonsolin
- Gavin Stone
The Dodgers (21-14) are headed to Milwaukee to start a three-game series with the Brewers on Monday. They come back home to Dodger Stadium for Round 2 against the Padres on Friday.
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