Dodgers 6, Padres 1: Matt Kemp drove in four runs with two home runs and Ted Lilly threw seven strong innings as the Dodgers improved to a major-league best 8-1.
Kemp and Andre Ethier hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning off Joe Wieland (0-1), who gave up six runs over four innings in his major league debut.
Lilly (1-0) allowed one unearned run on two hits and one walk over seven innings in his first start after beginning the season on the disabled list with a stiff neck.
Leading 4-1 after the first inning, Kemp added to the Dodgers lead with a two-run blast to right field in the second.
Kemp, who went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, is 11-for-23 with five home runs and 14 RBIs against the Padres this season.
The Dodgers moved to 8-1 for the first time since 1981, when they started 9-1 and won the World Series.
Padres catcher Nick Hundley went 0-for-2 and is hitless in his first 21 at-bats. The Padres managed only two hits, and theyâ??ve scored 30 runs in their first nine games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Dodgers have beaten the Padres in 15 of their last 18 games, and theyâ??ve won eight consecutive games at Dodger Stadium against San Diego. â? The Padres placed Kyle Blanks on the 15-day disabled list with a left shoulder strain. â? Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully missed his fourth straight game because of illness, but is expected back Sunday.
