Navarro then looped a 1-2 pitch into short right-center to give the Dodgers three consecutive shutout victories for the first time since July 1991. Los Angeles has won nine of its last 19 games, and seven of those victories have been shutouts - including the last five.
"Everybody wants to get that hit and be the guy," Navarro said. "We just kept telling ourselves to be patient and do the best we can. I knew there was a base open and they were going to pitch around me, which they did. But then he threw a fastball in there. I was looking for a pitch up in the strike zone, and I put some good wood on it."
Aaron Harang started for San Diego and worked six innings, finishing with six strikeouts and three walks. Josh Spence came on and struck out his only batter, Andre Ethier, before Chad Qualls escaped a jam to keep the game scoreless.
Matt Kemp reached on a two-base throwing error by shortstop Jason Bartlett, and James Loney was intentionally walked before Qualls retired Uribe on a foul pop-up and Navarro on a comebacker.
The Padres got only one hit themselves against rookie righthander Rubby De La Rosa and three relievers. Blake Hawksworth (2-2) pitched a perfect ninth after Matt Guerrier and Mike MacDougal each got three outs.
De La Rosa, who had no more than six strikeouts in any of his six previous big-league starts, fanned seven of his first 10 batters while matching zeros with Harang through the first six innings.
Dodgers 1, Padres 0
San Diego 000 000 000 – 0 1 2
Los Angeles 000 000 001 – 1 2 0
San Diego AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Venable rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .244
Bartlett ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238
O.Hudson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225
Headley 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .299
Denorfia lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .284
