SAN DIEGO -- - Yu Darvish combined with three relievers on a three-hitter, and the San Diego Padres pulled even with the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West once again with a 2-1 victory Friday night.

Manny Machado had an RBI single and scored in the fourth inning for the Padres, who rebounded sharply after getting swept over three games last weekend in Chavez Ravine. The archrivals are even at 73-56 with 33 games left in the regular season.

Alex Freeland hit his first major league homer for the defending champion Dodgers, who have lost three of five since last Sunday's sweep.

Blake Snell (3-2) gave up two runs on six hits over seven strong innings for Los Angeles, but he was outdueled by the 39-year-old Darvish (3-3), who allowed just one hit and three baserunners while str

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