Tony Gonsolin and the Dodgers’ bullpen held the Padres to just three hits Sunday. The Dodgers won five of the six games against the Padres over the past 10 days.
LOS ANGELES — These six games in 10 days against the San Diego Padres carried no added weight, they said repeatedly. There was no statement to be made with home-and-home series in May.The Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of this weekend’s series with the Padres, beating them 4-0 Sunday afternoon behind a combined three-hitter by Tony Gonsolin and the bullpen.
The Padres won the first of these head-to-head meetings, beating Clayton Kershaw on Cinco de Mayo and celebrating with questionable hubris — a crying Kershaw meme displayed on the scoreboard at Petco Park after the game that lit the fires of social media. The Dodgers won the next five matchups, outscoring the Padres 19-7.
In fact, an agitated Bob Melvin criticized his team after a loss in Minnesota Thursday, calling the Padres out for “underperforming” this season. The Padres responded by getting swept in L.A. and falling three games under .500 with their seventh loss in their past eight games. Gonsolin celebrated his 29th birthday Sunday with five scoreless innings. The right-hander allowed just two hits and a walk while striking out six.
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