Dodgers 2, Padres 0
LOS ANGELES -- Mike Bolsinger threw a one-hitter and center fielder Joc Pederson homered for the second night in a row, guiding the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Padres before a crowd of 53,479 at Dodger Stadium on Saturday.
Bolsinger (3-0) had a career-high eight strikeouts as the Dodgers (26-16) beat the Padres for the second straight game and the sixth time in eight meetings this year.
Bolsinger, who didn't walk a batter in eight innings, allowed a leadoff single to San Diego first baseman Yangervis Solarte before retiring the next 23 batters. Closer Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth for his third save this season and second in as many games against the Padres.
The Padres (20-24) have dropped four in a row.
Padres starter Ian Kennedy allowed two runs and six hits with six strikeouts and no walks in six innings. Kennedy gave up Pederson's home run in the first and two hits in the second before shutting down the Dodgers until the sixth.
Kennedy (2-4) has lost both of his starts against the Dodgers this season.
Pederson drove a 1-2 Kennedy pitch into the bleachers in right-center field to lead off the first inning for the Dodgers. Pederson has a team-high 12 home runs this season. He also belted the go-ahead homer in Friday's 2-1 win over the Padres.
Kennedy retired 13 in a row before serving up a two-out single to first baseman Adrian Gonzalez followed by an RBI double by third baseman Justin Turner, scoring Gonzalez, for a 2-0 Los Angeles advantage in the sixth.
San Diego left fielder Justin Upton was ejected in the eighth after a verbal altercation with home plate umpire Clint Fagan. Upton, who went 0-for-3, was called out on strikes before getting tossed.
Both teams have struggled offensively. The Padres have scored only four runs in the past four games, getting shut out twice. The Dodgers have managed just four runs in the past six games.
NOTES: Dodgers C Yasmani Grandal was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list. Grandal suffered a mild concussion Friday during a 2-1 win over the Padres. The Dodgers recalled C Austin Barnes from Triple-A Oklahoma City to replace him on the roster. ... LHP Eury De La Rosa was claimed by the Padres after the Dodgers designated him for assignment. He was 2-0 with a 6.14 ERA in six games for Triple-A Oklahoma City. San Diego optioned him to Triple-A El Paso. ... Padres RHP James Shields (5-0, 3.74 ERA) will face Dodgers RHP Carlos Frias (3-1, 2.55) Sunday in the series finale.