LOS ANGELES—Just off the injured list, J.D. Martinez made his presence felt with a big blast. He hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the first inning, Julio Urías tossed seven strong innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 4–2 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory. The NL West leaders earned…

LOS ANGELES—Will Smith is settling in quickly batting third in the Dodgers’ order. Smith hit a two-run homer, Julio Urías tossed six scoreless innings to outpitch Germán Márquez, and Los Angeles defeated the Colorado Rockies 5–2 on Tuesday night. A night earlier, the Dodgers pounded out 13 hits and 13 runs to beat the Rockies….

GOODYEAR, Ariz.—Julio Urías is lined up to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers on opening day—and that’s just fine with teammate Clayton Kershaw. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts hasn’t announced his scheduled starter for March 30 against Arizona. Roberts, however, told reporters Tuesday that Urías will pitch Friday in a Cactus League game against Milwaukee…

MILWAUKEE—Freddie Freeman and Gavin Lux homered to back Julio Urias’ five solid innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers blanked the Milwaukee Brewers 4–0 on Monday night. A day after their 12-game winning streak ended with a 4–0 loss at Kansas City, the major league-best Dodgers got back on track, improving to 20–4 since the All-Star…

SAN FRANCISCO—Julio Urias won his eighth consecutive decision and Miguel Vargas drove in two runs in his major league debut as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 3–0 on Wednesday night. Urias (11–6) threw six scoreless innings, struck out six and didn’t issue a walk. The Dodgers–who wore patches on their gray…