San Diego Padres' Eric Hosmer, right, reacts with teammate Fernando Tatis Jr after both scored off a two-RBI double by Tommy Pham during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, April 18, 2021, in San Diego. Round 1 is in the books, and the heavyweight Padres and Dodgers didn’t disappoint. “I think it was no secret that the whole baseball world was locked into this series,” San Diego slugger Eric Hosmer said. “Everybody enjoyed the matchup.” Hosmer delivered the tying and go-ahead RBIs in the seventh and eighth innings, helping the Padres beat Los Angeles 5-2 Sunday to avoid a sweep in the first series of the year between the NL West rivals. The Dodgers won the opener Friday in 12 innings and took Saturday’s matchup 2-0 thanks to a game-ending, diving grab by center fielder Mookie Betts. Read more https://apnews.com/article/mlb-los-...trevor-bauer-c8134a6a824ea3220313f8a23f9e4b1b
