SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — Freddie Freeman hit two home runs and drove in three runs, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night at PETCO Park. The Dodgers took an early lead in the first inning when Freeman homered off Padres starter Mason Miller, scoring Shohei Ohtani. San Diego answered in the bottom half with a two-run homer by Manny Machado. The Padres grabbed a 4-2 lead in the third on a two-run shot by Miguel Andujar. Los Angeles chipped away, scoring once in the fifth on an Ohtani groundout and once in the sixth on an RBI single. The decisive run came in the ninth when Andy Pages delivered a sacrifice fly. Tanner Scott earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Will Klein recorded the save. Miller took the loss despite six strikeouts over five innings. Both teams had six hits. The Dodgers improved to 30-19, while the Padres fell to 29-19. Attendance was 39,788. Time of game was 2:45.

SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — The first-place Los Angeles Dodgers and the second-place San Diego Padres, separated by one game in the National League West standings, meet Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. at PETCO Park. The Dodgers (29-18) enter with a 3-0 mark in their current road trip after a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels. The Padres (28-18) have won four of their last five, including a three-game sweep of Seattle that featured a 8-3 victory Sunday. Right-hander Emmet Sheehan (3-1) is the probable starter for Los Angeles. Sheehan has allowed three earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts. The Padres had not announced a probable pitcher as of Monday. Players to watch Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki has been dominant against Anaheim, pitching seven innings of one-run ball with eight strikeouts in his last start May 17. In his previous four outings, Sasaki has allowed 11 earned runs over 23 innings while striking out 22. Padres left fielder Gavin Sheets is riding a five-game hitting streak, going 8-for-13 with three home runs and eight RBIs over that span. He had two homers and four RBIs in the series finale at Seattle on May 17. Head-to-head The teams played Monday night but the game ended in a scoreless tie (0-0), though the outcome did not count toward the standings. The Dodgers swept the previous two regular-season series between the clubs in 2025. Betting line The Dodgers are a minus-1.5 favorite, according to Interstat’s game simulator. The over/under is 8.5 runs. The simulator projects a 7-6 Dodgers victory. Next games The series continues Wednesday at the same venue. Los Angeles then travels to Milwaukee for a three-game set beginning Friday. San Diego returns home to host for a three-game series starting Friday.