LOS ANGELES _ Howie Kendrick hit a two-run double and Justin Turner provided a crucial slide as the Dodgers knocked off the Padres on Saturday, 4-3.
Brandon McCarthy struck out six across five innings of three-run baseball. The Dodgers bullpen continued its exhaustive effort, turning in four scoreless innings. Adam Liberatore struck out a pair of Padres, and in the process surpassed John Candelaria's franchise record, set in 1991, with 24 consecutive scoreless appearances.
McCarthy allowed the Padres an early lead. He walked the first batter of the game, outfielder Travis Jankowski, on four pitches. He secured two outs before third baseman Yangervis Solarte turned on a 93-mph fastball. Off the bat, the ball kept climbing, until it cleared the fence in right.
McCarthy did not allow another hit until the fifth. By then, his teammates had handed him back the advantage. Adrian Gonzalez aided the cause with a two-out RBI double in the first. Three innings later, the offense broke through against Padres starter Luis Perdomo.
San Diego acquired Perdomo as a Rule 5 selection in December. He had never pitched above class-A during five seasons in St. Louis' organization. To avoid returning Perdomo, a 23-year-old right-hander, the Padres attempted to hide him in the bullpen for the majority of 2016. A slew of injuries forced him into their rotation.
Perdomo hauled a 7.93 earned-run average to the mound with him on Saturday. The Dodgers bloodied him in the fourth. Gonzalez led off with a single. Yasiel Puig walked. Yasmani Grandal loaded the bases with a single.
Facing Kendrick, Perdomo flung a fastball, low and inside, near Kendrick's knees. It would have been a ball. Kendrick attacked the pitch anyway. His double sliced inside third base and brought home two runs.
Grandal rumbled to third, where third-base coach Chris Woodward raised a stop sign. There were no outs in the inning. But Grandal could not advance. Rookie outfielder Andrew Toles struck out, McCarthy bunted into an out and Chase Utley ended the inning with a groundout.
McCarthy would not last beyond the fifth. He allowed a leadoff double to shortstop Alexei Ramirez, who ripped a 93-mph fastball into left field and advanced to second without fear of Kendrick's arm. Jankowski tied the game with a single into center.
A slide by Turner helped break the deadlock in the bottom of the inning. After singles by Corey Seager and Turner, Gonzalez hit a chopper to second base. The ball was fed to Ramirez. Turner dropped into a slide with his upper body headed for the bag and his lower body extended under Ramirez's legs.
The two men never made contact. Ramirez tumbled into the dirt, anyway. His throw skipped past first baseman Wil Myers, which opened the door for Seager to head home. Padres manager Andy Green protested the run, but the replay review crew in New York indicated Turner did not violate the new rules at second base.
