Stone Pitches Perfect Through Five Innings, Betts Drives Offense as Dodgers Beat Padres 5–2

Stone Pitches Perfect Through Five Innings, Betts Drives Offense as Dodgers Beat Padres 5–2
Pitcher Gavin Stone (71) of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws against the San Diego Padres during the first inning in Los Angeles on April 13, 2024. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
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LOS ANGELES—Mookie Betts had three hits and two RBIs, rookie Gavin Stone retired his first 15 batters and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 5–2 on Saturday night, April 13, in a testy game delayed more than two hours by rain.

The benches and bullpens cleared in the fifth inning when Dodgers catcher Will Smith and Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar exchanged heated words at home plate. But the altercation didn’t go beyond that.