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Madson is a SoCal native who hails from Long Beach.
The Dodgers' lone run came on Manny Machado's 33rd homer in the sixth.
Solo shots were hit by Cody Bellinger, Manny Machado and Yasmani Grandal.
Manny Machado drove in four runs, Brian Dozier hit his 20th homer of the season and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Texas Rangers 8-4 on Tuesday night for their fourth win in a row.
Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-1) gave up 11 hits in his 5 2/3 innings, but held the Padres to two runs.
Manny Machado hit a three-run homer in the first to give Clayton Kershaw the early lead.
Rich Hill allowed two hits over six innings and Chris Taylor, Justin Turner and Max Muncy homered,
Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander received a bill of $1 million for being a "Dodger Killer" after having a late breakfast at the Cabana Cafe at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Los Angeles loaded the bases in the eighth, but Manny Machado grounded out to end the inning.
Yadier Molina and Marcell Ozuna slugged two-run homers, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 on Tuesday night to improve to a major league-best 16-4 in August.
Los Angeles kept adding to the lead against the Mariners bullpen, scoring a run in five of the last six innings.
Seattle led 4-1 entering the eighth inning, but Justin Turner, Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy all hit solo home runs to force extra innings.
Manny Machado hit two of Los Angeles' five home runs, Walker Buehler allowed one run in six innings, and the Dodgers beat the Seattle Mariners 11-1 to open a key three-game series on Friday night.
Los Angeles Dodgers star right fielder Yasiel Puig has been suspended two games for his role in a bench-clearing brawl with the San Francisco Giants.
Yasmani Grandal led off the 12th with a double against Casey Kelly and was singled to third before Dozier's flyball ended it.
