Renfroe carries Padres for second straight game
SAN DIEGO -- Rookie Hunter Renfroe flexed his muscles again as the San Diego Padres edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on Wednesday night.
He hit a massive two-run home run and added a two-run single, one game after collecting seven RBIs on two home runs.
Renfroe, a 2013 first-round pick, became the first player to reach the Western Metal Building roof down the left-field line. His homer carried 435 feet.
In seven games since being called up, Renfroe has four home runs and 12 RBIs.
The Dodgers remain two games behind the Washington Nationals for home-field advantage in the National League Division Series. The Nationals lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-0.
Luis Perdomo (9-10), who had lost three of his last four starts, went five innings and gave up three home runs. He surrendered five runs on seven hits and a walk. He struck out two.
Brandon Maurer got the final three outs for his 13th save. The tying run reached second base with one out, but Maurer struck out Joc Pederson and pinch hitter Andre Ethier.
Ross Stripling (5-9) took the loss after working three innings and giving up a run on two hits.
For the second straight night Renfroe, 24, the Pacific Coast League MVP, was the story. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound Renfroe is expected to be a core player in the Padres' youth movement after leading Triple-A El Paso to the PCL title.
San Diego forged ahead 6-5 on Wil Myers' run-scoring grounder in the fourth.
Pederson's 25th homer -- a two-run, fourth-inning blast -- brought the Dodgers even, 5-5.
Renfroe smoked his third homer in seven major league games, a massive shot that landed atop the Western Metal Supply building, traveling 435 feet. His 11th RBI gave the Padres a 5-3 edge.
Los Angeles tied the score 3-3 in the third when Adrian Gonzalez collected his second extra-base hit and second RBI with a run-scoring double.
Corey Seager's throwing error to open the Padres' first was costly. After Seager's bad relay on Manuel Margot's grounder, Yangervis Solare singled and Alex Dickerson walked. Renfroe added a two-run single. Ryan Schimpf followed with an RBI single, giving the Padres a 3-2 lead.
The Dodgers ambushed Perdomo early, with Chase Utley homering on the fourth pitch. Utley took a 92 mph fastball the opposite way, leading off with a homer for fourth time this year and fifth occasion in his career. Gonzalez added a two-out blast for a 2-0 advantage.
NOTES: Dodgers 3B Justin Turner was given the day off. He is expected to start Thursday. ... Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said rookie LHP Julio Urias would be on the postseason roster. ... Los Angeles 1B Adrian Gonzalez is battling a sinus infection, yet he was in the starting lineup. ... The Padres are still waiting for RHP Jarred Cosart's test results regarding bone chips in his right elbow. ... OF Pat Kivelhan was claimed off waivers from the Padres by the Cincinnati Reds.