LOS ANGELES – A dugout full of Padres cheered Jose Iglesias as he returned to them Sunday after tying the game in the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium.

Iglesias had hit a run-scoring groundout while batting for Jake Cronenworth, who was among those to congratulate him.

Finally, the Padres were looking the Dodgers eye to eye. Since the series began Friday at Dodger Stadium, they’d been looking up at L.A. on the scoreboard save for an inning-and-a-half.

Now, despite failing to break the eight-inning tie after Iglesias’ one-out blow, the Padres liked their chances.

After all, they could lean further on MLB’s best bullpen. And their offense was heating up, having erased a four-run deficit against a trio of Dodgers pitchers.

Three Padres pitches later, the Dodgers replied.

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