SAN DIEGO — The moderate-payroll San Diego Padres pulled one over on the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers.

Seth Smith hit a towering drive for a tying homer leading off the eighth inning and Chris Denorfia singled home two runs to give the Padres a 3-1 victory against the rival Dodgers in baseball’s North American opener Sunday night.

The Dodgers set a record with an opening-day payroll of $234 million. The Padres are 23rd at just under $90 million.

Padres closer Huston Street, who pitched a perfect ninth for the save, said he has no problem with the discrepancy.

“Their talent has earned those salaries,” Street