Dodgers 3, Padres 0
SAN DIEGO -- Scott Kazmir allowed an infield single over six innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the San Diego Padres 3-0 Tuesday night.
Through two games in the season-opening series, the Padres have yet to score a run. The Dodgers pitching staff has yield just six hits.
Kazmir, in his first game as a National Leaguer, delivered an encore to Clayton Kershaw's stellar performance in a 15-0 win Monday. The 12-year veteran and three-time American League All-Star kept the Padres off balance in notching his first win in three career starts against San Diego.
He permitted just a one-out single by Cory Spangenberg in the first inning on a grounder to second baseman Chase Utley's right that Spangenberg beat out. The Padres failed to put another runner on base against Kazmir, who combined with three relievers to retire 26 of the final 27 batters.
Kazmir (1-0) struck out five.
It was his debut with the Dodgers after signing as a free agent in December. Kazmir is being asked to fill the void created when No. 2 starter Zack Greinke went to the Arizona Diamondbacks as a free agent.
Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his first save. He was preceded by one-inning stints from Pedro Baez and Chris Hatcher.
The Padres were one of only three teams Kazmir had never beaten. He's never faced the other two, Atlanta and Milwaukee.
James Shields (0-1) surrendered three runs on six hits and a walk over six innings. Shields got off to a 7-0 start last season, his first with the Padres.
The Dodgers beat the Padres for eighth consecutive game and claimed their ninth win in their past 12 at San Diego.
Rookie Corey Seager had three hits for the Dodgers.
The Dodgers struck in the fourth inning when Yasiel Puig's two-run triple supplied a 2-0 lead.
Seager opened the inning with his second single of the game, and Adrian Gonzalez followed with a fly to center field that John Jay played into a double. Puig then roped a line drive over Jay's head, with the ball one-hopping the 396-foot sign in center, scoring Seager and Gonzalez.
Carl Crawford increased the lead to 3-0 with a single through the left side of a drawn-in infield that brought home Puig.
Shortstop Alexei Ramirez's dazzling play in the first inning stymied the Dodgers, who it looked as if they would continue on from Monday's 15-0 thrashing of San Diego.
With Seager on board via a one-out single, Justin Turner hit a sharp ground to the right of Ramirez. The shortstop made the diving stab, flipped the ball to second baseman Spangenberg, and Spangenberg's relay to first completed the inning-ending double play.
NOTES: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he expects 2B Howie Kendrick (calf) and C Yasmani Grandal (forearm) to be available for the April 12 home opener against Arizona. Both players started the season on the disabled list. ... LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (shoulder) will throw a two-inning simulated game Thursday as he continues his rehabilitation. . ... Padres RHP Colin Rea will start Friday's road opener at Denver. Rea threw an inning of relief in Monday's loss, but manager Andy Green said that outing replaced Rea's regular bullpen session. ... San Diego LHP Drew Pomeranz will fill the rotation's No. 5 spot and start Saturday against the Rockies. ... The Padres wore their throwback brown-and-yellow uniforms.