Padres shut out by Dodgers, extend losing streak to five games
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 5, 2026, 4:41 AM
Last updated Jul 5, 2026
The San Diego Padres were shut out 3-0 by the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 4 at Uniqlo Field. Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched seven innings, allowing just four hits while striking out ten batters. The Padres struggled offensively, with Fernando Tatis Jr. being the sole player reaching scoring position. After a solid start from opener Wandy Peralta, Kyle Hart surrendered a home run to Freddie Freeman in the sixth inning, contributing to the loss. The Padres have now lost their last five games against the Dodgers and will look to JP Sears for the series finale. The matchup is set for July 5 at 4:20 p.m. PT.
- •Padres score no runs in loss to Dodgers on July 4.
- •Yamamoto earns his ninth win, striking out ten hitters.
- •Freeman's sixth-inning home run adds to the Padres' woes.
- •Padres to start JP Sears in the series finale on July 5.
- •San Diego now on a five-game losing streak against Los Angeles.
- 4:41 AMYahoo Sports — Padres shut out for ninth time in 2026, drop fifth straight to Los Angeles
"With fireworks filling the skies for the 250th Fourth of July, the San Diego Padres offense managed little more than an early fizzle against Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a 3-0 loss to Los Angeles at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night.The pair of failed ABS challenges in the fourth inning seemed to typify the night for San Diego (43-45), both times seeing pitches nick the outside-bottom of the zone on offerings to Gavin Sheets and Xander Bogaerts. It was Yamamoto’s seventh
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