Mookie Betts hits 3-run homer as Dodgers lead Padres 15-3
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 28, 2026, 3:58 AM
Last updated Jun 28, 2026
Mookie Betts connected for a three-run homer during a nine-run sixth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers dominated the San Diego Padres 15-3 on Saturday at Petco Park. The offensive explosion helped the Dodgers even the series against the Padres, marking a sharp turnaround after losing 7-1 the previous night. Tommy Edman also had a strong game, driving in three runs with a double and a triple. Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto limited the Padres to two runs across six innings. The series finale is set for Sunday with Emmet Sheehan starting for the Dodgers and Michael King for the Padres.
- •Dodgers score nine runs in the sixth inning.
- •Tommy Edman records a double, triple, and three RBIs.
- •Yoshinobu Yamamoto allows two runs over six innings.
- •Series finale scheduled for Sunday between both teams.
- 4:13 AMYahoo Sports — Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing rebound with consecutive homers, Dodgers rout Padres
- 3:58 AMYahoo Sports — Mookie Betts' 3-run homer caps 9-run 6th inning as Dodgers beat Padres 15-3
"Mookie Betts' three-run homer capped a nine-run sixth inning that also included consecutive shots by Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 15-3 on Saturday night to even a series between the top two teams in the NL West. Tucker added a two-run single in a four-run eighth and San Diegan Tommy Edman doubled, tripled and drove in three runs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-5) held the Padres to two runs and five hits in six innings as Los Angeles rebounded a night after losing 7-1 to former teammate Walker Buehler.
"The Dodgers erupted for a 15-3 win over the Padres in San Diego Saturday, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto cruising to a win on the mound.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 28, 2026, 4:13 AMKyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing rebound with consecutive homers, Dodgers rout Padres
The Dodgers erupted for a 15-3 win over the Padres in San Diego Saturday, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto cruising to a win on the mound.
- Yahoo SportsJun 28, 2026, 3:58 AMMookie Betts' 3-run homer caps 9-run 6th inning as Dodgers beat Padres 15-3
Mookie Betts' three-run homer capped a nine-run sixth inning that also included consecutive shots by Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 15-3 on Saturday night to even a series between the top two teams in the NL West. Tucker added a two-run single in a four-run eighth and San Diegan Tommy Edman doubled, tripled and drove in three runs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (8-5) held the Padres to two runs and five hits in six innings as Los Angeles rebounded a night after losing 7-1 to former teammate Walker Buehler.
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