The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 8–2 at Petco Park on Aug. 24, snapping San Diego’s five-game winning streak and pulling the two clubs into a share of first place in the National League West. The result activated a division-clinching magic number of 31 for Los Angeles. Japanese rookie right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto improved to 11-8, allowing two runs on four hits across six innings while striking out six and walking two on 92 pitches. The 27-year-old became the first Dodgers pitcher this season to reach double-digit victories. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani supplied late insurance with a solo drive off fellow countryman Yuki Matsui in the ninth inning. The blast, Ohtani’s 45th of the year, tied him for the National League lead and ended a four-game homer drought. The Dodgers finished with four homers over the final four innings to halt their own skid and tighten an increasingly competitive division race.