SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. homered twice off Clayton Kershaw and drove in three runs for San Diego, which beat National League West rival Los Angeles 5-2 on Friday in the first matchup since the Padres eliminated the Dodgers in the Division Series.
Yu Darvish (2-2) outpointed Kershaw (5-2), who was thrown out in the fifth inning, in front of noisy and festive fans for May 5, the biggest holiday for Mexicans living in the United States. The division-leading Dodgers saw their six-game winning streak end.
It was the first meeting between these teams since Oct. 15, 2022, when the Padres beat the Dodgers, winners of 111 games in the regular season. That 5-3 win on a rainy Sunday allowed San Diego to advance to the NLCS for the first time in 24 years.
Tatis sparked madness from Padres fans when he homered to center to lead off the third. He then repeated with a two-run liner to left with none out in the fifth to make it 3-1.
The Dominican has four home runs since returning April 20 from an 80-game suspension for using performance-enhancing substances.
It was Tatis’ ninth game with multiple homers, including four against the Dodgers. He also homered twice off Kershaw on April 23, 2021, at Dodger Stadium.
For Dodgers, Cuban Miguel Vargas 3-1.
For Padres, the Dominicans Tatis Jr. 5-2 with two runs scored and three RBIs and Juan Soto 4-1.
