The lead changed hands three times before the Dodgers prevailed 5-4 over the Padres at Petco Park, with home runs deciding nearly every momentum shift in a game that featured six total long balls.
Freddie Freeman carried the Dodgers offense with two home runs and three RBIs, going 2-for-4 in the victory. His first homer in the opening inning brought home Shohei Ohtani for a 2-0 lead, and his second blast in the sixth inning tied the game at 4-4 after San Diego had taken control.
The Padres answered Freeman's early strike immediately when Manny Machado homered to center field in the bottom of the first, scoring Gavin Sheets to level the game at 2-2. Miguel Andujar then put San Diego ahead 4-2 in the third inning with a two-run homer that brought home Fernando Tatis. The Dodgers chipped away with Ohtani's RBI groundout in the fifth before Freeman's second homer restored the tie.
Alex Call scored the decisive run in the ninth inning on Andy Pages' sacrifice fly to right field, where Tatis made the catch but could not prevent the go-ahead score. Griffin Canning allowed 3 runs over 5 innings for San Diego, carrying a 9.00 ERA.
The victory snapped a losing streak for Los Angeles, which improved to 29-19. San Diego's four-game winning streak ended as the Padres fell to 29-18 but maintained first place in the division. Tatis finished 2-for-5 and sits seven runs away from 500 career runs scored.