Freddie Freeman homered in back-to-back innings, rookie Dalton Rushing hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh and the Los Angeles Dodgers evened the NL West race once again with an 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts suggested a couple times this weekend that his team had become too homer-reliant and he was looking for his hitters to create scoring opportunities by being more selfless,

Freddie Freeman homered twice and Dalton Rushing jacked a three-run shot that gave the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers the lead for good Sunday in an 8-2 win over the San Diego Padres.