Hyun-jin Ryu
The Dodgers next traveled down the freeway to open a three-game series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Kenley Jansen blew the save and the game by allowing three runs in the ninth inning and the Padres walked off with a 6–5 win. Beckett pitched seven shutout innings while allowing only four hits and striking out eight in the Dodgers 4–2 win in the next game. Hyun-jin Ryu only allowed one run in six innings as the Dodgers won the series finale 2–1. The Dodgers next lost the opener of an interleague series at Kauffman Stadium against the Kansas City Royals, 5–3. In his next start, Kershaw pitched eight more shutout innings while striking out eight batters in a 2–0 win. They finished off the road-trip with a 5–4 win over the Royals, where the winning road scored when A. J. Ellis was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the top of the eighth.