Lamet outduels Kershaw, Padres top LA 7-2 to tighten NL West

[ASFN Admin]

Dinelson Lamet outpitched Clayton Kershaw, and rookie Jorge Ona hit a go-ahead double in a five-run seventh inning to lead the San Diego Padres to their eighth straight win, 7-2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night in the opener of a series between the NL's top two teams. The Padres cut the Dodgers' lead in the NL West to 1 1/2 games. Trent Grisham added some spice to the rivalry when he hit a tying home run off Kershaw in the sixth and said something to the Dodgers' dugout as he headed for home.

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