Padres outmatched by Dodgers with nine run inning

Jun 27, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. (23) can’t make the catch on a triple hit by Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy (13) during the second inning at Petco Park.SAN DIEGO - Just when things started to look like the San Diego Padres found a resurgence after winning four in-a-row against two of the best teams in league, they run into a mack truck-like force called the Los Angeles Dodgers.

On Saturday in front of Petco Park's 34th sell-out of the season (45,159), the Padres found themselves in an ugly one-sided shellacking, losing 15-3. Just one day ago, the Padres felt like they found their groove, knocking off the Dodgers in the opening match of the weekend series. Fast forward to now, it makes it all worthwhile how uneven these two rosters are currently at the halfway point of the season.

Despite the performance displayed tonight, it was just one game. They'll have many other opportunities to make up for this game (considering in five days they'll meet up for the first time in Los Angeles). There's still a chance for them to win the series tomorrow in the rubber match game.

Even with a tough performance, they have to wipe it clear from their head. Before the game, the Padres had left-hander Kyle Hart start the game instead of Randy Vásquez to face a lefty dominate Dodgers lineup.Hart started the opening frame by setting down the top part of the Dodgers lineup in eight pitches.

He pitched the second inning but didn't submit similar results, giving up a run, two hits and a walk on 28 pitches. Max Muncy connected on a splitter in the middle of the zone to right field, and courtesy of a missed Fernando Tatis Jr. sliding grab, stretched around the bases for a triple.

Three pitches later, Tommy Edman hit an RBI double over the head of Jackson Merrill to make 1-0.Vásquez entered the game at the start of the thirdGavin Sheets, who only had one hit in his career against Yamamoto, tied the game during the fifth w