LOS ANGELES — Just off the injured record, J.D. Martinez made his presence felt with a giant blast.

He hit a go-ahead three-run homer within the first inning, Julio Urías tossed seven sturdy innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Saturday for his or her fourth straight victory.

The NL West leaders earned their fifth consecutive sequence win and have received 17 of their final 20 at Dodger Stadium. Their 14-6 house file is tops within the division. The Dodgers stretched their result in six video games over the third-place Padres.

“We got a chance to go for the jugular tomorrow and that’s our intent,” Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts stated.

Martinez got here off the IL on Thursday after being out since April 23 with a again subject. The five-time AL All-Star signed with the Dodgers as a free agent within the offseason.

“At the beginning, I felt I was pressing a little bit too much,” Martinez stated. “The lineup is really potent. You got six, seven guys that can carry the team. They really control the strike zone.”

PHOTOS: Martinez's 3-run shot lifts Dodgers over Padres 4-2, win 4th in row

The Padres obtained solo photographs by Juan Soto within the first and Ha-Seong Kim within the second off Urías, each with two outs.

After an error by Mookie Betts in his fifth begin of the season at shortstop, Urías retired the following 9 batters in a row.

Urías (5-3) helped himself out of a jam within the sixth with runners on the corners. He fielded a comebacker by Xander Bogaerts, spun and threw to second to launch an inning-ending double play.

“It was a very frustrating inning because there was traffic on the bases, so to get that double play was huge,” Urías stated by way of a translator.

Urías allowed two runs and three hits in seven innings. The left-hander struck out 4 and walked none.

“He picked us up and went deep in the ballgame, just what we needed,” Roberts stated.

The Padres had the tying runs aboard with two outs within the ninth towards Brusdar Graterol. Max Muncy made a barehanded seize and throw in a single movement to Freddie Freeman, who did the splits in stretching for the ball. Bogaerts was dominated out, however the Padres efficiently challenged the decision and Nelson Cruz adopted with a single to middle.

Caleb Ferguson got here on and struck out pinch-hitter Jake Cronenworth to finish the sport and earn his first save of the season.

San Diego misplaced its fourth in a row and 6 of seven. Padres starters have gotten little run assist throughout the skid that started per week in the past.

Joe Musgrove (1-1) obtained hit with a pitch-clock violation within the third with Will Smith on the plate. Musgrove and catcher Austin Nola had been amongst 5 absent-minded Padres who mistakenly headed towards the dugout with two outs. They rapidly retreated.

Freeman doubled main off and scored on Smith’s RBI single for a 4-2 lead. Freeman’s 30 profession at-bats towards Musgrove are essentially the most amongst all main league gamers, and his 13 hits are essentially the most towards the right-hander.

“You saw Musgrove had to grind,” Roberts stated.

Musgrove gave up 4 runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out 5 and walked 4. He by no means had a 1-2-3 inning, getting pulled with two outs within the sixth.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Padres: OF David Dahl (proper quad pressure) started a rehab stint with Triple-A El Paso on Friday.

Dodgers: RHP Noah Syndergaard threw a bullpen Saturday and his proper index finger “seemed OK,” Roberts stated. He will seek the advice of with the coaching workers in deciding whether or not Syndergaard makes his scheduled begin Monday. Syndergaard reduce his finger on Tuesday in Milwaukee and is carrying protecting adhesive on it.

UP NEXT

Padres: LHP Ryan Weathers (1-1, 2.50 ERA) begins the sequence finale in a change with RHP Michael Wacha, who goes Monday towards Kansas City.

Dodgers: RHP Tony Gonsolin (0-1, 1.93) makes his fourth begin of the season in pursuit of his first win.

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