Gordon, triple play key Dodgers' sweep
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Dee Gordon lined an 0-2 fastball the opposite way, just over the glove of Chase Headley to drive in the winning run in dramatic fashion as the Dodgers edged the Padres 5-4 on Sunday.
Gordon's bases-loaded hit in the bottom of the ninth capped off a dizzying three-game series that saw a new Dodgers record for consecutive strikeouts, a walkoff-walk on Friday and an unorthodox triple play in the top of the ninth on Sunday.
Javy Guerra (1-0) recorded the win after getting help from the bizarre triple play, while Brad Brach (0-1) walked two and gave up two singles in the ninth to take the loss. LA's Matt Kemp hit his fourth home run in three games.
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Los Angeles' series sweep is part of a six-game win streak, and the Dodgers are 9-1 on the season for the first time since 1981, the year the franchise won its fifth World Series.