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Padres' Walker Buehler Beats the Dodgers for the First Time After Nearly a Decade in Blue

Walker Buehler allowed one run against his former club, and Ty France hit a three-run homer as San Diego won its fourth straight.

  • On Friday, the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 in the opener of a weekend series at Petco Park, extending their winning streak to four consecutive games.
  • While pitcher Walker Buehler held the Dodgers to one run over five innings, Los Angeles starter Roki Sasaki struggled with control, walking five batters and failing to complete the fifth inning.
  • Third baseman Ty France powered San Diego's offense with a three-run home run in the second inning, while Mookie Betts provided the only Dodgers run with his 10th home run of the season.
  • San Diego broke the game open in the eighth inning when Sung-mun Song delivered a two-run single, followed by RBI hits from Rodolfo Durán and Fernando Tatis Jr. against reliever Jonathan Hernandez.
  • World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto takes the mound for Los Angeles on Saturday night against San Diego starter Randy Vásquez, as the rivals face seven games over 10 days.
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"I led the Dodgers to a championship after facing a pitcher who struggled against a KBO team, only to be cast aside; a comeback pitch that brought tears to his former team's eyes. 'I didn't want to lose.'" OSEN = Guest Reporter Lee Sang-hak. Walker Buehler (31), a pitcher for the San Diego Padres who won two World Series titles with the LA Dodgers, staged a revenge pitch against his former team.

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Padres' Walker Buehler beats the Dodgers for the first time after nearly a decade in Blue

Walker Buehler usually pitched superbly against the San Diego Padres during the near-decade he spent wearing Dodger Blue

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dodgersdigest.com broke the news on Saturday, June 27, 2026.
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