Kuroda, Dodgers Lose To Padres 5-2
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Will Venable scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch by reliever Matt Guerrier with two outs in the eighth inning, and the San Diego Padres got two other runs on dropped throws at home plate to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Saturday night.
Andre Ethier extended his hitting streak to 26 games, a record for the month of April. He had two singles for the Dodgers.
Padres starter Tim Stauffer was lifted with two outs in the seventh. Pinch-hitter Tony Gwynn Jr. greeted Luke Gregerson (1-1) with a tying single.
The Padres responded with three runs in the eighth against Guerrier (2-2).
Heath Bell got three outs for his sixth save. He has converted 40 straight chances, one shy of Trevor Hoffman's franchise record.
