SAN DIEGO -- Nestor Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning and combined with three relievers on a two-hitter as the San Diego Padres reclaimed the NL West lead with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

Nestor Cortes is a filler the Padres felt they needed. In his fourth start since being acquired at the trade deadline, Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning and helped lift his new team back into first place alone in the National League West.

The Padres' Nestor Cortes, who gave up the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history last October, faced his Dodgers demons and tossed six brilliant innings in a 5-1 win.