San Diego at Los Angeles

San Diego keeps trying, but the Padres just can't seem to get over the hump against the Dodgers, who have won nine of the past 10 meetings, including the first three of this series. Los Angeles won 7-2 on Saturday when Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, and Justin Turner homered in a seven-pitch span in the first inning. Also, San Diego has scored only four runs in the series. Clayton Kershaw goes today, and he is 5-2 with a 2.94 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP, and he's looking to bounce back from a bad outing at Colorado, but he allowed only three earned runs his previous four starts. San Diego hitters are batting just .168 against Kershaw with a .343 slugging percentage. MacKenzie Gore pitched five scoreless innings against Philadelphia, but he gave up 14 runs in 6 2/3 innings his previous two starts. Los Angeles has won 51 of its past 68 home games. Back the Dodgers for a Max Play.