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Bogaerts homers among 4 hits as Padres beat Dodgers 5-3 to avoid four-game sweep
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San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts hits a solo home run as Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, left, watches along with catcher Will Smith, during the XX inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. - photo by AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Xander Bogaerts homered among his four hits and scored three runs, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Thursday night to avoid a four-game sweep. Rookie Ryan Bergert gave up three hits in 4 2/3 scoreless innings in his fourth career start, and Adrian Morejon (4-3) followed with four consecutive outs. Jake Cronenworth had three hits.