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LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Kershaw became the major leagues first 18-game winner, Yasiel Puig ended a 60 at-bat RBI drought and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 9-4 on Monday night. Hanley Ramirez tied a season high with four hits and drove in two runs during as the Dodgers increased their NL West lead to 3 1-2 games over the idle San Francisco Giants with their fourth straight win. Juan Uribe and Carl Crawford homered for Los Angeles. Kershaw (18-3) reduced his major league-best ERA to 1.67, allowing three runs -- one earned -- and three hits while striking out eight in eight innings. The Padres scored two unearned runs against the to-time NL Cy Young Award winner in the sixth on Rene Riveras routine flyball to centre field that resulted in throwing errors by Puig, catcher A.J. Ellis and shortstop Ramirez -- on the same play. Kershaw is 15-1 with a 1.20 ERA and six complete games in his last 18 starts, including a no-hitter. He has a chance to become the first Dodgers starter to finish with an ERA under 2.00 in consecutive seasons since Sandy Koufax (1963-64). Odrisamer Despaigne (3-6) was charged with seven runs -- six earned and eight hits in 4 1-3 innings. The Dodgers staked Kershaw to a 2-0 lead with an RBI single by Ramirez in the first, and an opposite-field drive by Uribe in the second inning. The Padres, whose six-game losing streak is their longest of the season, got one of the runs back in the fourth with Rene Riveras RBI single. But the Dodgers extended their margin to 4-1 in the bottom half. Puig drove in Matt Kemp with a single for his 60th RBI and first since Aug. 15. Two batters later, Ellis snapped an RBI drought of 31 at-bats when he grounded to second with the infield in. The Dodgers blew it open with four in the eighth. Matt Kemp chased Despaigne with an RBI double that extended his hitting streak to 14 games. Crawford then greeted Frank Garces with his seventh homer, a three-run shot that made it 8-1. TRAINERS ROOM Padres: SS Everth Cabrera, who hasnt played since Aug. 9 because of a left hamstring strain, could be activated during next weekends series in Arizona. He was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana. ... Neither Joaquin Benoit nor Blaine Boyer, both experiencing shoulder problems, were available out of the bullpen. Dodgers: Reliever Paco Rodriguez (elbow) continued to throw on flat ground and is scheduled to have a bullpen session in a couple of days. UP NEXT Padres: Andrew Cashner (2-7, 2.39 ERA) is 0-5 in his last 10 starts despite a 2.90 ERA during that stretch. The teams opening day starter has had his season interrupted by two stints on the disabled list -- the first because of a sore elbow that sidelined him for more than three weeks, the second due to a sore shoulder that kept him on the shelf for over two months. Cashner hasnt allowed a home run in 46 career innings against the Dodgers, encompassing five starts and 11 relief appearances. Dodgers: Roberto Hernandez (8-10, 4.00 ERA) allowed four homers last Monday in a 6-4 loss to Washington. He is 2-2 with a 4.61 ERA in five starts since he was acquired from Philadelphia on Aug. 7. Wholesale Shoes Suppliers Uk .C. -- Unable to get much lift off his sore right ankle, Bobcats centre Al Jefferson figured it was time to make an adjustment. Wholesale Shoes Uk Online . Espanyol midfielder Sanchez intercepted Bilbao goalkeeper Gorka Iraizozs clearance and, having spotted a gap, risked using his less-favoured left foot to fire a beautifully precise long-range shot that bounced in from high up the near post in the 24th minute. http://www.wholesaleshoesuk.com/ . Kevin Durant certainly played like there was on Sunday night, scoring 36 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as the Thunder made quick work of the visiting Pacers with a 118-94 win. 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Dickey gave up a two-run homer to Robbie Grossman in the fifth inning and a three-run shot to Jonathan Villar in the seventh as Toronto missed a chance for a three-game sweep by dropping a 6-4 decision to Houston at Rogers Centre. "Its a real surprise when I have a knuckleball like that and have the outcome that we had," Dickey said. Jason Castro added a solo shot in the eighth inning off reliever Esmil Rogers to help send Toronto (5-5) back to the .500 mark. Colby Rasmus hit a solo homer for the Blue Jays, who scratched out three runs in the bottom of the ninth to make a game of it. "Were disappointed, but they outplayed us," said Toronto manager John Gibbons. Dickey (1-2) allowed five earned runs, three walks and six hits over seven innings. He said he was pleased with the speed and action on his knuckleball. "It was moving so much, I was throwing it hard, it felt great out of my hand," Dickey said. "And then we just had a couple of hiccups and it happened really quickly." Starter Dallas Keuchel (1-1), meanwhile, was sharp for Houston (4-6). He went seven innings and allowed five hits and one earned run. "He really showed it tonight against a really good hitting lineup," said Astros manager Bo Porter. "He was outstanding." Keuchel has now gone at least seven innings in each of his three career starts against Toronto. "Those guys that have got a little finesse, a little command, they have a tendency to give us problems," Gibbons said. Toronto brought the potential tying run to the plate in the ninth but Maicer Izturis hit a comebacker to Anthony Bass, who recorded the one out for his first save. Leadoff man Melky Cabrera doubled in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 10 games. He moved to third on a sacrifice bunt but was left stranded when Jose Bautista popped up and Edwin Encarnacion grounded out. Castro led off the fourth inning with a sharp single to centre field for the Astros first hit of the game. He was forced out at second base when Jose Altuve hit into a fielders choice. Dickey caught Altuve leaning towards second base on a leadoff and picked him off for the second out before fanning Chris Carter. Marc Krauss led off the fifth with a double off the wall in right-centre field and moved to third when Matt Dominguez grounded oout to first base.dddddddddddd Grossman turned on a 3-0 pitch for his first homer of the season. Dominguez made a stellar defensive play in the fifth inning to rob Brett Lawrie of Langley, B.C., of a sure hit. The Houston third baseman dived to his left and threw from his knees to get the speedy Canadian by a half-step. Rasmus followed with a solo homer that hit the facing of the second level in right-centre field. It was his first home run of the season. Gibbons challenged a call later in the frame when Cabrera was called out at first base. Cabrera stumbled out of the batters box and Dominguez bobbled the ball at third base before recovering to fire a throw that was barely in time at first. The umpires reviewed the play and the original call stood to end the inning. In the seventh, Dominguez hit a one-out double and Grossman walked. After a visit to the mound by pitching coach Pete Walker, Villar crushed Dickeys first pitch to deep centre for his second homer of the season. Astros reliever Josh Fields gave up two runs in the ninth when pinch-hitter Adam Lind doubled to the gap in left-centre field. Lind scored when Bass made a throwing error to first. Houston is expected to be one of the lesser lights in the American League West this season. However, the Astros have shown some pop early on with 14 homers in their first 10 games. "This game, it can be cruel," Dickey said. "It doesnt matter if youre the New York Yankees or the Houston Astros. Theres big-league ball players on the other side of that diamond and if you leave a ball over the middle of the plate, theyre going to hit it. "It doesnt matter who they are." Notes: Both teams had eight hits. ... Announced attendance was 15,778. ... Cabrera went 2-for-5 to improve his batting average to .333. Former Blue Jays slugger Vernon Wells owns the teams season-opening hit streak record of 12 games in 2006. ... The game took two hours 49 minutes to play. ... Blue Jays reliever Steve Delabar was not available after taking a liner off the leg in Wednesday nights game. Gibbons said X-rays were negative and that Delabar was walking around and feeling good before the game. ... J.A. Happ allowed one run on four hits in 4 2/3 innings in a rehab start for the triple-A Buffalo Bisons on Thursday. The Blue Jays placed the left-hander on the disabled list March 30 due to lower back tightness. The Bisons dropped a 7-4 decision to the Pawtucket Red Sox. ... The Blue Jays will kick off a nine-game road trip against Baltimore on Friday night. Right-hander Dustin McGowan (0-1) is scheduled to start the opener of the three-game series against Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman (1-0). ' ' '