Austin Nola hit a sacrifice fly with one out in the 10th inning for the San Diego Padres, who won 3-2 to snap a 10-game losing streak to the rival Los Angeles Dodgers.
Darvish pitched brilliantly for six innings, holding the Dodgers to one hit and retiring his final 13 batters.
The 35-year-old right-hander was outstanding for the second straight start. He struck out seven and walked three. Darvish set down 13 straight Dodgers from the final out of the second, when he got out of a bases-loaded jam, through the sixth inning. Darvish loaded the bases in the second on consecutive two-out walks to Taylor and Lux before striking out Betts. On Friday night, Betts homered twice to break out of a season-opening slump and lead the Dodgers to a 6-1 win.
Jake Cronenworth came into the game in an 0-for-23 slump before beating out an infield single in the first and then homering with two outs in the third against Tyler Anderson. It was his first of the season. Wil Myers hit a sacrifice fly in the second. Anderson, making a spot start in place of injured Andrew Heaney, allowed two runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings, with four strikeouts and three walks.The series concludes Sunday when LHP Clayton Kershaw faces the Padres for the 44th time in his decorated career. He is 22-9 with a 2.09 ERA against San Diego, including 1-2 in three starts last year. The Padres counter with LHP Sean Manaea .
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