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San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers

• Monday: 7:10 p.m. (Padres.TV)
• Tuesday: 7:10 p.m. (Padres.TV)
• Wednesday: 7:10 p.m. (Padres.TV)
• Thursday: 7:10 p.m. (Padres.TV)

 

Within the standings

San Diego Padres (39-31, third in NL West)

The Padres have misplaced back-to-back collection towards NL West opponents, together with two of three to LA final week in San Diego. The Padres are two video games off the Dodgers’ tempo within the NL West and in possession of the NL’s third wild-card spot, one recreation behind the Giants. The Padres’ plus-25 run differential ranks twelfth within the majors.

Los Angeles (43-29, 1st in NL West)

The Dodgers took two of three over the weekend from the Giants to take a two-game lead within the division. They’ve gained six of their final 10 video games and rank fifth within the majors with a plus-71 run differential.

 

Pitching matchups

Monday

Padres RHP Dylan Stop (2-5, 4.28 ERA)   |   He’s coming off his first high quality begin since Could 20, as he struck out a season-high 11 batters over seven shutout innings in beating the Dodgers. Stop additionally walked a season-high 5 batters within the win, his first since April 2. Stop has a 5.65 ERA in seven begins this yr away from Petco Park.

Dodgers RHP Shohei Ohtani (2025 debut)   |   He’s returning to the mound Monday as an opener after a 22-month hiatus following a second Tommy John surgical procedure. Ohtani has a 3.01 ERA in 481⅔ innings within the majors as a pitcher. He’s confronted the Padres simply as soon as as a pitcher, permitting 5 runs in 5 innings in July 2023, some two months earlier than needing one other elbow reconstruction.

Tuesday

Padres RHP Randy Vásquez (3-4, 3.57 ERA)   |   He was an out away from qualifying for a top quality begin final week towards the Dodgers, placing out 4 and allowed one run on two hits and a stroll. However solely 4 of Vásquez’s 14 begins are high quality begins and he’s strolling 4.6 batters per 9 innings, the worst fee of his profession.

Dodgers TBA   |   With 14 pitchers on the injured record and Shohei Ohtani returning to the employees on Monday, the rotation for Tuesday and Wednesday is TBD.

Wednesday

Padres RHP Stephen Kolek (3-2, 3.50 ERA)   |   Kolek’s scoreless streak had reached 16 ⅔ innings, the longest by a Padre this season, earlier than giving up 5 runs—4 earned—in 4 ⅓ innings in Friday’s loss in Arizona. Kolek is making his first begin towards the Dodgers. He allowed two runs in 3 ⅔ innings throughout 4 reduction appearances final yr.

 Dodgers TBA   |   Supervisor Dave Roberts has not introduced a starter.

Thursday

Padres RHP Ryan Bergert (1-0, 2.33 ERA)   |   He’s making his first profession begin towards the Dodgers, however he’s gone not less than 5 innings in his first three begins within the majors (2.93 ERA). The final begin noticed Bergert strike out a career-high eight batters regardless of giving up three runs in 5 innings. Bergert is permitting a .791 OPS towards righties to this point and a .296 OPS towards lefties.

Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-5, 2.64 ERA)   |   The second-year Japanese import tied a season excessive with 5 runs allowed in his final begin (4 ⅔ IP). He has struck out 90 batters towards 30 walks in 78 ⅓ innings to this point. Yamamoto allowed eight runs in six innings throughout two regular-season begins final yr towards the Padres after which had a nasty begin in Sport 1 of the NLDS (3 IP, 5 ER) earlier than throwing 5 shutout innings within the decisive Sport 5.

 

Staff leaders

• OPS: Padres—3B Manny Machado (.876), OF Fernando Tatis Jr. (.829), DH Gavin Sheets (.801); Dodgers—DH Shohei Ohtani (1.035), 1B Freddie Freeman (.967), C Will Smith (.908).
• Homers: Padres—Tatis (13), Sheets (12), Machado (10); Dodgers—Ohtani (25), OF Teoscar Hernandez (13), OF Andy Pages (13).
• RBIs: Padres—Machado (43), Sheets (40), Tatis (31); Dodgers—Hernandez (50), Pages (46), Ohtani (41), Freeman (41).
• Steals: Padres—Tatis (15), SS Xander Bogaerts (13), Machado (8), OF Brandon Lockridge (8); Dodgers—Ohtani (11), 2B Hyesong Kim (6), Pages (6).
• Saves: Padres—RHP Robert Suarez (21-for-23, 3.23 ERA); Dodgers—LHP Tanner Scott (13-for-18, 3.86 ERA), LHP Alex Vesia (3-for-3, 2.70 ERA).
• Holds: Padres—RHP Jason Adam (17, 1.54 ERA), RHP Jeremiah Estrada (12, 2.53 ERA), LHP Adrián Morejón (9, 2.83 ERA); Dodgers—Vesia (12), RHP Kirby Yates (11, 4.22 ERA), RHP Ben Casparius (7, 2.86 ERA), LHP Jack Dreyer (7, 2.78 ERA).

 

Coaching room

San Diego: OF Jackson Merrill was positioned on the seven-day concussion record on Sunday, a day after taking a tough tag to the pinnacle. RHP Bryan Hoeing (shoulder) and OF Jason Heyward (knee) are rehabbing at Triple-A El Paso. RHP Yu Darvish (elbow) threw a sim recreation over the weekend in Arizona, whereas RHP Michael King (shoulder) has not progressed previous mild, sporadic catch.

Los Angeles: Of the 14 pitchers on the injured record, RHP Roki Sasaki (shoulder) has been shut down indefinitely and isn’t thought of a part of the plans for 2025. LHP Blake Snell (shoulder) threw a bullpen on Friday, whereas RHP Tyler Glasnow (shoulder) threw a simulated recreation.