LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kenta Maeda struck out a career-high 13, Adrian Gonzalez homered and Howie Kendrick had three hits to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres 3-1 on Sunday.
Maeda (8-6) went seven innings and held San Diego to a run on two hits, including a solo homer to Derek Norris. He retired 14 of the first 15 batters he faced and struck out six straight near the end of his outing.
Gonzalez got his first homer in 25 games to give the Dodgers a 3-1 lead in the fifth against Christian Friedrich (4-5). Gonzalez has hit safely in five straight games and is batting .455 over his past 12 games.
Kendrick extended his hitting streak to seven games. He doubled and scored in the first and drove in the Dodgers’ second run with line-drive single in the second. He also reached safely on an infield single in the sixth.
Corey Seager, voted into the All-Star Game by the players, continued his hot-hitting with an RBI single in the first. The rookie has hit safely in 19 of his last 21 games, batting .366 during the stretch.