LOS ANGELES -- Dan Haren got honest with himself last season with Washington. Mike Richter Jersey . He wasnt throwing in the mid-90 mph range anymore and realized he needed a new identity. Hes found it this season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and after a July swoon, Haren is proving to be a reliable fourth starter. He tossed seven sharp innings to give the Dodgers four pitchers with 13 wins for the first time in 19 years in a 4-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. Haren (13-10) allowed four hits, struck out five and walked one. "I swallowed my pride when it comes to velocity a long time ago," he said. "I just try to get outs. Ive minimized my mistakes and located better. Ive stayed the course." Haren joined Clayton Kershaw, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Zack Greinke as the first quartet with at least 13 wins since Orel Hershiser, Fernando Valenzuela, Jerry Reuss and Bob Welch in 1985. "Hes pitching like he did early in the season," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "He was getting the ball where he wants and it looks like it had late life. When youre throwing 88, 89, you got to have late life, and if you dont have late life youre going to get hit." Haren and J.P. Howell combined to retire nine consecutive San Diego batters before Kenley Jansen came on in the ninth. "Ive got two or three starts left and if theyre good ones Ill be in a good place," Haren said. "I treat every game from here on out like its a playoff game. I put a lot of pressure on myself." Carl Crawford had a season-high four hits, including three doubles, and Hanley Ramirez and Juan Uribe added RBI singles as the Dodgers finished 12-7 against San Diego this season. "Hes hot. We made good pitches, and he still hit them," Padres catcher Rene Rivera said. Crawford drove in the Dodgers first run in the second and their last run in the eighth on doubles. His three doubles tied a career best, and equaled the clubs single-game record. He is batting .434 since Aug. 10. "Ive been struggling the last few years with injuries," he said. "This has been one of the most positive years for me. It gives you confidence going into the next game." Ian Kennedy (10-13) gave up three runs and 10 hits in six-plus innings. The right-hander struck out five and walked one but is winless in his last nine starts against the Dodgers, dropping to 0-5 since the start of last season. "He pitched well enough to win," Padres manager Bud Black said. "He threw pitches in the seventh inning in a pitchers duel, just got outpitched by their guy." The Padres turned three double plays behind Kennedy, but advanced just one runner to third base -- and he reached on an error by second baseman Justin Turner. The Dodgers committed six errors in the three-game series, including three on one play Monday. Haren has allowed no more than one earned run in each of his last four starts and has gone 5-1 in his past seven starts since Aug. 6 after going through the worst stretch of his career with five consecutive losses from July 5 to Aug. 1. "Maybe he struggled a little bit, but he found himself and hes back," Rivera said. "He pitched well and kept us off-balance." Crawford, Uribe and Matt Kemp, who extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a single, continued on their offensive tear. Yasiel Puig, however, was hitless in four at-bats with two strikeouts in the leadoff spot after recently being dropped to seventh in an attempt to spark some offence. TRAINERS ROOM Padres: CF Will Venable left because of a back strain in the fifth and could be out a few days. ... Relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit (right shoulder soreness) played catch and could return by this weekend. ... RHP Blaine Boyer (shoulder fatigue) is a few days behind Benoit. ... OF Abraham Almonte (sprained ankle) took batting practice and ran in the outfield for the first time since getting hurt last weekend. He is expected to play in the upcoming series at Arizona. Dodgers: Relief pitcher Paco Rodriguez (elbow) had a bullpen session and told Mattingly that he threw at 100 per cent velocity. Mattingly said Rodriguez will be evaluated over the next couple of days. UP NEXT Padres: They are off Thursday before continuing their trip at Arizona, with left-hander Eric Stults (6-16, 4.55 ERA) on the mound. Dodgers: After taking Thursday off, they head to San Francisco with Ryu (14-6, 3.16) starting in a crucial series. The left-hander is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA in two starts at AT&T Park this season. Jaromir Jagr Jersey . LeBron James believes hes a major reason for their early failures. 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Harden also had seven rebounds and six assists for the Rockets and has scored at least 28 points in his last five games. He leads the NBA with 27.7 ppg. I felt real comfortable. My shot felt good all night, Harden said. Patrick Beverley and Donatas Motiejunas added 14 and 12 points, respectively, for Houston, which went 17-of-43 from beyond the arc. Dwight Howard contributed 11 points and eight rebounds. The newest Rockets - Josh Smith and Corey Brewer - didnt do much on Wednesday. They scored five points each on a combined 4-for-15 shooting, but the Rockets did the job on defense. Houston held the Hornets to 38.2 percent from the field and 16.7 percent from long range. The Rockets forced 18 turnovers and are third in opponents scoring and fifth in opponents field goal percentage. Their defense is good, really good actually, Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. The Pelicans have alternated wins and losses over their last eight games to stay at .500. New Orleans has won two straight in the Big Easy, but lost last time out. The Pelicans fell Wednesday in San Antonio, 95-93, in overtime against the defending champion Spurs. New Orleans had taken an 84-82 edge on Anthony Davis seconnd-chance slam with 0. Sergei Nemchinov Jersey. 7 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, but the Pelicans Omer Asik inadvertently tipped in Boris Diaws inbounds pass for Tim Duncan as the buzzer sounded to force extra time. The Pelicans recovered to start the overtime strong, putting forth a 7-2 run capped by Davis steal that led to a run-out layup by Jimmer Fredette that gave New Orleans a 91-86 advantage. Manu Ginobili scored the next five points, however, and Danny Green blocked Tyreke Evans going to the hoop and was fouled on the rebound with 40.3 seconds to play. He hit 1-of-2 free throws to put San Antonio up 91-90. 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