Turner’s bloop RBI double in 12th lifts Dodgers past Padres
LOS ANGELES — Justin Turner blooped an RBI double to drive in Matt Kemp from second base on the first pitch after a 20-minute power outage in the 12th inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
Manny Machado and Max Muncy each hit their 30th home run of the season for the Dodgers as they overcame another blown save from closer Kenley Jansen.
Robert Stock (0-1) walked Kemp in the bottom of the 12th. He advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Enrique Hernandez before the power went out. When it was restored, Turner delivered the game-winner.
The Dodgers later released a statement saying the outage was due to “a disruption in the city’s power feed” to the ballpark.
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(4-2) earned the win two innings of scoreless relief.
Jansen surrendered the lead in for the third straight time since coming off the disabled list with an irregular heart when he allowed a solo home run to Austin Hedges in the ninth. In blowing three consecutive saves, Jansen has allowed four home runs.
Clayton Kershaw started and went eight strong innings for the Dodgers. He allowed seven hits and struck out nine with no walks.
San Diego picked up a solo home from outfielder Franmil Reyes, an RBI single from shortstop Freddy Galvis and an unearned run on Eric Hosmer’s groundout, before Hedges delivered his 11th home of the season in the ninth.
The Padres fourth straight.
Rookie Brett Kennedy went five innings for the Padres in his fourth career start. He allowed three runs on five hits and two walks, striking out five.
Machado hit a three-run homer in the first to give Kershaw the early lead. The shortstop entered the game hitless in his last nine atbats and hitting .263 in his 33 games as a Dodger.
After Galvis’ single in the third put the Padres on the board, Muncy delivered his solo home run in the seventh against reliever Matt Strahm.
Reyes’ solo homer in the seventh and the unearned run in the eighth pulled the Padres within one. lost their