If he wants to become known as one of the game’s best power hitters, he’s off to a good start. Villanueva homered twice for his 13th and 14th home runs and Jose Pirela hit the go-ahead single in the seventh inning, leading the San Diego Padres to a 7-5 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. Turner and Chris Taylor homered for the Dodgers, who have hit 13 home runs in their last nine games. Ellis, a longtime Dodgers catcher, hit his first home run of the season for the Padres to pull San Diego within one run at 4-3. His last outing against the Padres, he threw six hitless innings as four Dodgers had the organization’s first combined no-hitter.

Source: National Post May 27, 2018 05:48 UTC