Austin Barnes stars as first-place Dodgers beat Padres in ninth

Austin Barnes hit a tying home run leading off the seventh and then scored the go-ahead run on Max Muncy’s single with one out in the ninth to lift the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-3 victory over the host San Diego Padres on Friday night.

Muncy’s hit off Kirby Yates (0-1) went off the edge of the glove of diving first baseman Eric Hosmer to bring in Barnes, who was aboard on a leadoff double.

Scott Alexander (2-1) got the final out of the eighth for the win. Kenley Jansen earned his 11th save by striking out the side after Hosmer reached on an error by shortstop Corey Seager.

The Padres took a 3-0 lead against Clayton Kershaw after three innings. Manny Machado hit a 437-foot, two-run homer in his first career plate appearance against Kershaw, and Ian Kinsler went deep off the left-hander leading off the third.

It was the first game between the teams since Machado left the Dodgers as a free agent after helping them reach the World Series.

Cubs 4, Cardinals 0: Kyle Hendricks needed just 81 pitches for a four-hitter, Anthony Rizzo homered for his third straight game and host Chicago beat NL Central-leading St. Louis. The second-place Cubs won their season-high fifth in a row while cutting St. Louis’ lead to 1½ games.

Braves 7, Marlins 2: Freddie Freeman and Brian McCann each homered to help visiting Atlanta settle its score with Miami pitcher Jose Urena. Braves right-hander Kevin Gausman was ejected in the second for throwing behind Urena, who was at the center of a melee between the teams last season.

Phillies 4, Nationals 2: Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer and Jerad Eickhoff threw five crisp innings to lead host Philadelphia.

Indians 2, Mariners 1: Pinch-hitter Tyler Naquin’s two-out single in...