SAN DIEGO -- The Dodgers haven’t won six straight National League West titles by accident. Nor have they done so because of lack of competition.\n\nOver the course of various 162-game seasons, Los Angeles has outlasted championship-caliber clubs from San Francisco and playoff-worthy teams from Colorado and Arizona. In those six years, the Padres have been the division’s outsider.\n\n• Box score\n\nThey now fancy themselves the new challenger, and Friday night marked the Padres’ first chance to do something about it against the reigning champs.\n\nL.A.’s 4-3 victory, decided in the ninth inning at Petco Park, gave promise that the two Southern California clubs could have a spirited season series, but it also gave evidence that the Dodgers have plenty of fight left.\n\nHere are four examples from Friday.
**Unlikely homer**\n\nRegular center fielder
**Kershaw hangs tough**\n\nIf there were a place to expect the
On this night, however, he looked vulnerable. He allowed a 437-foot monster home run by
**Turner battles**\n\nIt didn’t lead directly to a run, but
**Bellinger shakes it off**\n\nPlaying first base,