SAN DIEGO – Clear.

The Dodgers promoted their top prospect, Dalton Rushing, to the majors in May and told him to watch and learn. More recently, Manager Dave Roberts had a talk with Rushing and reminded him that his primary concern should be his defense.

He did more than that Sunday afternoon, shocking the Dodgers’ flat-lining offense to life in an 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.

“You could rip the whole stadium down with how excited he was,” said Freddie Freeman, who hit two home runs of his own.

“It’s huge,” Roberts said. “We won the season series. They certainly had a lot of momentum coming into today. For our guys to find a way to will their way to salvage a series and finish in the standings tired is a good thing.

“It’s big as far as if there is a tiebreak that matters. Bu

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