Puig singles in two in 17th inning to beat Padres

SAN DIEGO — Yasiel Puig’s two-run single with the bases loaded keyed a four-run 17th inning as the Dodgers avoided a series sweep with a 9-5 marathon win over the Padres on Sunday.

Howie Kendrick, who homered and doubled earlier, led off the inning with another double and Adrian Gonzalez was walked intentionally by San Diego pitcher Luis Perdomo. Thursday night’s starting pitcher Ross Stripling, pressed into relief duty as the ninth Dodgers pitcher, moved the runners over with a groundout after squaring to bunt. Joc Pederson was walked intentionally to load the bases for Puig, who singled up the middle for his third hit.

Stripling pitched three innings and got the win, as the Dodgers bullpen allowed one run in 12 innings.

Wil Myers’ three-run bloop triple on an 0-2 pitch keyed a four-run fifth inning for San Diego against Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda, who lost a no-hitter on the first pitch of the inning with Melvin Upton Jr.’s line single to center. Myers’ two-out triple fell just out of the reach of right fielder Puig’s diving catch attempt.

The Dodgers answered with three runs in the sixth inning on an RBI single by Corey Seager that chased San Diego starter Colin Rea, a wild pitch by reliever Kevin Quackenbush and an RBI single by Gonzalez. Los Angeles tied the game on Justin Turner’s third career pinch-hit home run off Ryan Buchter in the seventh inning and Kendrick gave the Dodgers their first lead of the game with his first home run of the year off Brandon Maurer in the eighth.

Kenley Jansen, asked to record a four-out save, couldn’t convert when the first batter he faced, Upton, …

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