Hill no-hits Padres for 5 2/3 innings in Dodgers' 5-1 win
LOS ANGELES -- Left-hander Rich Hill pitched 5 2/3 no-hit innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night in front of 47,590 at Dodger Stadium.
Hill (2-0) retired 14 successive batters between the first and fifth innings, amassed eight strikeouts in his six shutout innings and issued two walks during his second start since coming from the Oakland Athletics in a five-player trade on Aug. 1.
Alexei Ramirez ended the no-hitter by lining a single past Hill and into center field with two outs in the sixth
Yasmani Grandal hit his 22nd home run of the season, a three-run drive in the bottom of the fourth, to account for most of the Dodgers' runs. Josh Reddick added a solo drive in the sixth for his first National League homer and his ninth of the season as Los Angeles remained 2 1/2 games ahead of the San Francisco Giants in the NL West.
Right-hander Luis Perdomo suffered his fourth loss in his past six starts. Despite issuing no walks and inducing 11 groundouts, Perdomo (7-8) allowed five runs and nine hits during his six innings. The Padres managed just four hits during their eighth loss in 11 games.
San Diego finally scored in the top of the eighth. Luis Sardinas doubled to left field with one out and came home on Wil Myers' two-out single.
Left-hander Rich Hill did not concede a hit in the first five innings and retired 14 consecutive batters between the first and fifth. Hill, who saw his no-hit bid end at 5 2/3 innings on Alexei Ramirez's line single, collected six strikeouts and issued just two walks.
The Dodgers took a 4-0 lead in the fourth with four successive hits against Perdomo. Corey Seager lined a single to left field, took third base when Justin Turner lined a single down the right-field line and scored the first run on Adrian Gonzalez's line-drive single into right field.
Grandal culminated the rally by lifting Perdomo's first pitch, a 94 mph fastball, over the center-field fence for a three-run homer.
The Padres' best chance to score came in the first inning. Sardinas began the game with a walk and stole second base as Ramirez struck out. Sardinas, however, stayed at second as Myers struck out and Yangervis Solarte hit a low line drive that second baseman Chase Utley backhanded for the final out.
NOTES: San Diego OF Jon Jay began a rehabilitation assignment at Class A Lake Elsinore. Jay is recovering from a broken right arm. ... Padres INF Adam Rosales made his first start of the season and the sixth of his career in left field. ... Los Angeles leads the majors with 42 home runs by rookies. SS Corey Seager has 23 of those homers. ... Dodgers LHPs Clayton Kershaw and Brett Anderson pitched in rehabilitation assignments at Class A Rancho Cucamonga. The game marks Kershaw's first action since June 26, when he pitched against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kershaw has been on the disabled list since June 30 with a herniated disc. ... Dodgers RHP Jose De Leon will make his major league debut Sunday when he faces Padres LHP Christian Friedrich.