Renfroe delivers four hits as Padres defeat Dodgers
SAN DIEGO —Former Mississippi State player Hunter Renfroe went 4-for4, including his 17th double of the season, Jhoulys Chacin pitched five scoreless innings, Manuel Margot homered and drove in two runs, and the San Diego Padres beat Los Angeles 5-3 Sunday for a a rare victory over the Dodgers.
The Padres lost seven of the first eight meetings with the Dodgers this season but defeated Kenta Maeda (6-4) for the second time in 13 weeks.
San Diego went ahead 5-0 against Maeda while Chacin (7-7) was recording his second scoreless outing in 17 starts this year.
Chacin, who struck out six, retired cleanup hitter Cody Bellinger three times with a man on base, twice on strikes and once on a 2-0 pitch with two runners aboard.
Brandon Mauer got the last three outs for his 16th save after Brad Hand threw a scoreless eighth.
Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager had two defensive gems and three hits, including a two-run double that was reliever Ryan Buchter's second hit allowed in six outings.
Yasmani Grandal's 11th homer, off Buchtler, cut the margin to 5-3 in the seventh.
Margot made it 1-0, homering on Maeda's full-count pitch in the first.
Maeda hit .226-hitting Erick Aybar to open the second and walked .194-hitting rookie Luis Torrens to load the bases, leading to a three-run surge featuring two-out doubles by Jose Pirela and Margot.
Torrens singled and scored on Pirela's two-out single that made it 5-0 in the fourth and chased Maeda.
Maeda allowed eight hits and had one strikeout out of 19 batters faced.
The Padres beat Maeda on April 4 in their other victory over the Dodgers.