Santa Clarita Sports report, July 20, 2016. This is your place for Santa Clarita’s 2016 Foothill League football season. Find all the latest news and updates on your hometown schools here as they compete in the Foothill League, Heritage League, Western State Conference and GSAC.

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Los Angeles Dodgers

Chase Utley (3-for-5, 3 RBI) smacked a leadoff home run and the Dodgers (53-42) never looked back en route to an 8-4 series-opening victory.

Joc Pederson also hit a 2-run single in the first inning to announce his return to the lineup.

Scott Kazmir (8-3, 4.30) turned in another excellent performance, going seven innings and allowing just one run.

Tonight, Bud Norris faces Gio Gonzalez looking to help Los Angeles stay in the top Wild Card spot as well as move another game closer to rival San Francisco. First pitch is at 4:05 PM PST, and you can listen to the game on your hometown station, AM-1220 KHTS.

KHTS AM-1220 is your place for the 2016 football season and the Santa Clarita sports report. If you have any news and notes about our teams to share please send them to [email protected] and follow us @KHTSSports on Twitter.