San Diego Padres’ Trent Grisham (2) celebrates with teammate Manny Machado after hitting a home run in the fourth inning in Game 3 of a baseball NL division series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, October 14, 2022 in San Diego has achieved. (AP Photo/Jae C Hong)
The San Diego Padres have won 89 games this season. The Los Angeles Dodgers set a franchise record with 111 wins.
None of that mattered on Friday night as San Diego won 2-1 to take a commanding lead in the NLDS.
The Padres made the most of their first postseason home game in 16 years by defeating the Dodgers 2-1.
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San Diego Padres’ Trent Grisham (2) celebrates with teammate Manny Machado after hitting a home run in the fourth inning in Game 3 of a baseball NL division series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, October 14, 2022 in San Diego has achieved. (AP Photo/Jae C Hong)
The Padres started early with an RBI single to center field from Jake Cronenworth to bring Juan Soto home. The hit gave San Diego a 1-0 lead by the end of the first inning.
A long ball from Trent Grisham late in the fourth inning put the Padres 2-0 up. The Dodgers responded in the next frame with a sacrificial fly from former AL MVP Mookie Betts.
Blake Snell went 5 1/3 innings and hit 6 en route to the win.
Meanwhile, Dodgers starter Tony Gonsolin didn’t make it past second. Gonsolin had only appeared once in the last six weeks. The team bet on how Gonsolin would serve during a simulated game, but that didn’t translate to Friday night’s action.
He finished the game trailing 1-0 in Los Angeles.
Gonsolin was succeeded by Andrew Heaney, who pitched the three innings.
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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 14: Blake Snell #4 of the San Diego Padres delivers a pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the second inning in game three of the National League Division Series at PETCO Park on October 14, 2022 in San Diego, California . (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
The Padres won Game 2 on home runs from NL MVP nominees Manny Machado and Cronenworth.
Machado started his homer early in the game from Clayton Kershaw while Croneworth was long away from Blake Treinen. The homer gave the Padres a 5-3 lead and tied the series 1-1.
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Max Muncy of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after hitting a double in the sixth inning in Game 3 of a baseball NL division series against the San Diego Padres Friday, October 14, 2022 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Jae C Hong)
Padres closer Josh Hader overwhelmed the last two Dodgers batters with two strikeouts to end Game 3. He made his second save of this year’s postseason.
The Dodgers, coming into the NLDS, lead the season series 15-6. The Padres can win the series and advance to the NLCS if they win Game 4 on Saturday.
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Joe Musgrove will take the mound to San Diego on Saturday night. Dodgers left-hander Tyler Anderson will start for the Dodgers.
The first pitch is scheduled for 9:37 p.m. ET at Petco Park.
Chantz Martin is a sportswriter for Fox News Digital.