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SPORTS Monday 4 SepteMber 2017

Aybar, Pirela homer off Wood in Padres’ 6-4 win vs Dodgers

By BERNIE WILSON
AP Sports Writer
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Erick
Aybar hit a go-ahead, two-
run homer and Jose Pirela
also went deep off Alex
Wood for the San Diego
Padres, who won 6-4 Sun-
day to hand the NL West-
leading Los Angeles Dodg-
ers their eighth loss in nine
games.
The Dodgers continue to
have the major leagues’
best record at 92-44 but
are enduring their worst
stretch of the year. They
lost three of four to the re-
building Padres, including
a doubleheader sweep
Saturday.
San Diego won three
straight against Los Ange-
les for the first time since
June 2013.
The Dodgers return home
for a three-game series
starting Monday against
Arizona, which swept them
in Phoenix last week.
Cody Bellinger hit his 36th
home run to break Mike
Piazza’s Dodgers rookie re-
cord, set in 1993.
It came with one out in the
ninth off All-Star closer Brad
Hand, who got his 15th
save.
Wood (14-2) was activated
from the disabled list and San Diego Padres’ Jose Pirela, left, slides in safely after a wild pitch as the ball arrives late to Los Angeles Dodgers
made his first start since starting pitcher Alex Wood during the first inning of a baseball game in San Diego, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017.
Aug. 21. Associated Press
His only other loss this sea- an injury caused when he and Alex Verdugo an in- before Chris Taylor hom- Wood allowed four runs
son came July 21 against fouled a ball off his left foot field single. ered leading off the fourth and seven hits in six in-
Atlanta. on July 21. But Logan Forsythe ground- to tie it at 1. nings, struck out seven and
Aybar’s shot to left-center The Dodgers closed to 4-3 ed to Yangervis Solarte, Curtis Granderson reached walked three.
in the fourth gave San Di- in the seventh. Bellinger’s fly who stepped on third and on first baseman Wil Myers’ Chacin gave up three runs,
ego a 3-2 lead. to left-center fell in among then threw to first to end throwing error and was two earned, and five hits
His seventh, it followed Matt three defenders and rolled the inning. awarded second when the in seven innings with eight
Szczur’s leadoff double. away for a triple, and he San Diego added on in ball rolled into San Diego’s strikeouts and no walks.
Pirela homered into the scored on Yasmani Gran- the bottom half on Wil My- dugout despite catcher San Diego went ahead in
second deck in left with dal’s sacrifice fly. ers’ two-run single off Fabio Austin Hedges’ diving at- the first when Pirela walked,
one out in the fifth, his 10th. The Dodgers were poised Castillo. tempt to stop it. took third on Myers’ single
Aybar returned Friday after to add on, as Yasiel Puig Jhoulys Chacin (12-10) re- Justin Turner followed with and scored on a wild pitch
missing 37 games due to followed with a double tired his first nine batters a double for a 2-1 lead. as Myers stole second.q