Dodgers went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine in losing the final game of the four-game series. The loss dropped L.A. to eight games behind first-place San Diego.
Padres Blank Dodgers, 5-0, To Earn Split, Increase Lead In West
The Padres scored all the runs they would need in the top of the fourth inning. With runners on first and second and one out, Headley hit an RBI single to center. Torrealba followed with a run-scoring base hit of his own. After Will Venable walked to load the bases, Gwynn hit a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0.
The Dodgers left men on first and second in the home ninth for good measure.
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