Nestor Cortes is a filler the Padres felt they needed.

In his fourth start since being acquired at the trade deadline, Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning and helped lift his new team back into first place alone in the National League West.

The left-hander threw six scoreless innings at the start of a 5-1 victory over the Dodgers that moved the Padres a game ahead in the division race.

Both teams have 32 games remaining in the regular season. Sunday marks the last time the teams will face each other.

The Padres waited out and then jumped on Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow, driving him from the game after a three-run fourth inning.

They loaded the bases at the start of the fourth on two walks and a single before Ramón Laureano drove in two runs with a one-out single and Jake

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