Hosmer, Padres edge lighthitting Dodgers

Eric Hosmer singled in the goahead run with two outs in the sixth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 21 in the series opener Monday night.

Joc Pederson bobbled the ball on Hosmer’s hit to left and couldn’t attempt a throw as Trent Grisham scored from second after Dustin May (11) walked him, giving the Padres a 21 lead.

Austin Hedges homered with two outs in the fifth to tie it at 1. It was Hedges’ third hit and first homer of the season and only the second home run given up by May.

Emilio Pagan retired Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger and Justin Turner in order in the eighth, and the Dodgers managed just four hits. Betts, Bellinger and Turner were 1 for 4 with a strikeout each. Los Angeles was 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position.

Cal Quantrill (20) got the victory with three innings of relief. He allowed two hits and struck out three.

Drew Pomeranz retired the side in the ninth for his third save.

The Dodgers had runners on first and third with two outs in the seventh. Chris Taylor walked, took second on a groundout and went to third on a pickoff error by catcher Hedges. Pederson’s comebacker off Craig Stammen ricocheted into the glove of shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., who stepped on second to end the inning.

Phillies 13, Braves 8:

Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam, Bryce Harper blasted a threerun shot and host Philadelphia beat Atlanta, giving Aaron Nola his first win on the mound in nearly a year. Nola (11) allowed one run, two hits and struck out 10 in eight innings.

Tigers 5, White Sox 1:

JaCoby Jones hit an insidethepark home run in the seventh inning and the Tigers breezed to their fourth straight victory in Detroit. Niko Goodrum homered and had four hits for the Tigers, who handed Chicago its fifth loss in six games.

Nationals 16, Mets 4:

Asdrubal Cabrera went 4 for 4 with two homers, two doubles and five RBIs, tormenting his former team again as Washington routed the Mets in New York. Juan Soto and Trea Turner homered in the third inning for the Nationals, who scored just 11 runs in their previous five games.

Twins 4, Brewers 2:

Eddie Rosario hit a grand slam,

Randy Dobnak pitched five strong innings and Minnesota won on the road to snap a fourgame skid. Rosario’s slam in the third inning erased an early 10 deficit and gave Dobnak and the Twins’ bullpen all the runs they needed.

Mariners 10, Rangers 2:

Kyle Seager hit a grand slam, Kyle Lewis and Dylan Moore also homered and Seattle won at the new Texas ballpark, snapping the Rangers’ threegame winning streak. Lewis put the Mariners up 42 with his fourth homer, a threerun shot to center field in the fifth off Kyle Gibson (02).

Rays 8, Red Sox 7:

Kevin Kiermaier hit a tiebreaking, tworun double in the seventh inning and Manuel Margot had four hits for visiting Tampa Bay.