Bogaerts homers among 4 hits as Padres beat Dodgers 5-3 to avoid four-game sweep

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Xander Bogaerts homered among his four hits and scored three runs, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Thursday night to avoid a four-game sweep.

Rookie Ryan Bergert gave up three hits in 4 2/3 scoreless innings in his fourth career start, and Adrian Morejon (4-3) followed with four consecutive outs. Jake Cronenworth had three hits.

After Dodgers right-hander Jack Little — making his major league debut — hit Fernando Tatis Jr. with a pitch in the ninth inning, both benches emptied behind home plate but no punches were thrown. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and Padres manager Mike Shildt were ejected.

Padres reliever Robert Suarez hit Shohei Ohtani with a pitch in the bottom of the ninth and was ejected. Tatis and Ohtani were each hit by pitches twice in the series.

Right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-6) gave up three runs and seven hits over 6 1/3 innings as Los Angeles snapped a five-game winning streak.

Bogaerts gave the Padres a 1-0 lead in the second inning with his fourth home run and first since May 14. They went up 2-0 in the fifth inning on

Jose Iglesias had a sacrifice fly in the fifth, and Cronenworth an RBI double in the seventh. Gavin Sheets added an RBI single and Iglesias drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 5-0 in the eighth.

The Dodgers ended the shutout bid with three runs in the ninth and had the tying run at second base before rookie Dalton Rushing struck out against Yuki Matsui, who picked up his first save.

Up 2-0, Morejon replaced Bergert in the fifth inning with runners on the corners and two outs and retired Ohtani on a comebacker.

Two of Bergert’s four career starts since June 3 have been scoreless, with Wednesday’s outing the shortest.

Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (2-0, 3.25 ERA) will start against Nationals LHP MacKenzie Gore (3-6, 2.89) on Friday. Padres RHP Nick Pivetta (7-2, 3.40) starts Royals RHP Michael Lorenzen (4-7, 4.91).

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San Diego Padres starting pitcher Ryan Bergert throws to a Los Angeles Dodgers batter during the second inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt, center, and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts yell at each other after Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit by a pitch during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, center is hit by a pitch thrown by San Diego Padres relief pitcher Robert Suarez, left as catcher Martin Maldonado watches during the ninth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws to a San Diego Padres batter during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

San Diego Padres' Xander Bogaerts hits a solo home run as Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, left, watches along with catcher Will Smith, during the XX inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Nembhard had 29 points and nine assists, Aaron Nesmith added 12 points and nine rebounds before an early exit and the Indiana Pacers routed the Miami Heat 123-99 on Saturday night.

Indiana matched its longest winning streak of the season with a rare second straight victory, this time taking the easy route. The Pacers never trailed and held a double-digit lead for most of the game. The Pacers made 17 3-pointers, one short of their season high, with Nembhard matching his season best with four.

Backup Micah Potter made four 3s and finished with 14 points. Jarace Walker had 13 points.

Tyler Herro had 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists on a night Miami shot just 39.1% from the field. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 16 points, and Bam Adebayo had 13 points and nine rebounds. Miami has lost three of its last four and missed its first 11 3s on Saturday.

The game tipped less than 24 hours after another Miami-Indiana contest was set up in college football's national championship game. And just like Friday night's Hoosiers victory over Oregon, the Pacers wasted no time setting the tone — or running out to a big lead.

They used first-quarter runs of 12-2 and 9-0 to build an early 28-12 cushion. Miami trailed 36-18 entering the second quarter.

The Heat opened the second half with nine straight points, cutting the deficit to 61-54. But Indiana made it 71-58 on back-to-back 3s from Potter and Nembhard and used a 21-6 run to extend the margin to 97-68 late in the third quarter.

Heat: Heads to Oklahoma City on Sunday.

Pacers: Welcome Boston to Indy on Monday.

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Indiana Pacers guard Aaron Nesmith (23) looks to shoot in front of Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Miami Heat guard Pelle Larsson (9) makes contact with Indiana Pacers center Jay Huff (32) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell (9) locks arms with Miami Heat forward Nikola Jovic (5) while going for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

Indiana Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard (2) shoots in front of Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)