Koufax and Hodges Lead Dodgers Over Padres

Sandy Koufax provided the pitching, and Gil Hodges provided the offense as the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium. Koufax allowed back-to-back home runs to Ken Caminiti and Greg Vaughn in the 6th, but those were the only runs the Padres would score. Koufax finished allowing just 5 hits in 8 innings, striking out 7. San Diego’s Kevin Brown allowed just 6 hits himself, but 3 of those were homers. Gil Hodges was 2 for 3 with 2 HR and 3 RBI for LA. Gary Sheffield added a 2-run shot of his own. Eric Gagné pitched a perfect 9th to collect the save, as the Dodgers won 5-2. Vaughn was 3 for 4 in the losing effort.

San Diego @ Los Angeles (N) – 10/1/23