Will Smith, Max Muncy Drive Dodgers Past Padres Again, 8–3

Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy, center, is congratulated by Mookie Betts, left, and Will Smith after hitting a three-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Los Angeles, Aug. 6, 2022. Mark J. Terrill/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Will Smith homered and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers continued to sprint away from the rest of the NL West with their seventh consecutive victory, 8–3 over the second-place San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

Max Muncy hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning for the Dodgers, who boosted their division lead to a season-high 14 1/2 games with their 16th win in their last 18 meetings with San Diego.