— Jared Walsh homered and drove in three runs, Justin Upton got his 1,000th RBI and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their three-game skid with a 10-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
— The Padres stumbled into Anaheim still reeling from three embarrassing losses to the Dodgers. With less than six weeks left in the playoff chase, they desperately needed something or someone to stop their skid.
Shohei Ohtani won't pitch to Fernando Tatis Jr. this weekend, but two of baseball's MVP candidates will be on the same field in Anaheim.
— The Los Angeles Dodgers have been on a tear since they obtained Max Scherzer at the trade deadline.
With the playoff picture starting to come into focus, which teams are rising and falling?
If you stayed up late and watched all five hours and 49 minutes of the Dodgers' 5-3, 16-inning win over the Padres, the team has the get-out-of-work/school note that should surely work.
AJ Pollock hit a two-run home run in the top of the 16th inning, and the Dodgers beat the Padres 5-3. The game lasted 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 19 pitchers threw a combined 489 pitches.
— After 16 innings that took 5 hours, 49 minutes to play, featuring 489 pitches by 19 pitchers who stranded a combined 35 baserunners, the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers finally got to celebrate.
— AJ Pollock hit a two-run single and robbed Manny Machado of a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the sinking San Diego Padres 5-2 on Tuesday night in a series opener between NL West rivals headed in opposite directions.
The Padres went from down 5 with 6 outs left to bringing up the tying run in the ninth, thanks to an epic plate appearance by Jurickson Profar. They still lost, and have dropped 10 of their last 12. The Dodgers have won 14 of 16.
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The reeling San Diego Padres fired pitching Larry Rothschild on Monday after falling out of the second wild-card spot in the National League.
— Rhys Hoskins homered twice in his return from the injured list and Kyle Gibson pitched eight fantastic innings as the Philadelphia Phillies beat San Diego 7-4 on Sunday, knocking the skidding Padres out of playoff position for the first time since...
— Adam Frazier scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Philadelphia's Connor Brogdon in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres overcame a strong outing by Aaron Nola and beat the Phillies 4-3 on Saturday night.
— Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night in a matchup of struggling teams.
Which teams are on top as the final stretch of the season approaches?
New San Diego pitcher Jake Arrieta left his start against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday with a mild left hamstring strain, as the Padres' struggles continued.
— Jake Arrieta got clobbered by Colorado and left with an injury in his Padres debut, and the Rockies beat San Diego 7-5 Wednesday.
— Germán Márquez pitched into the seventh inning and helped himself with two hits and two RBI as the Colorado Rockies overcame three home runs by San Diego and beat the Padres 7-3 on Tuesday night.
— C.J. Cron hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to give the Colorado Rockies a 6-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.
The Padres signed Jake Arrieta to a minor league contract, and the right-hander is expected to start Wednesday's game against the Rockies in Colorado.
— Fernando Tatis Jr. took a few practice swings and stepped into the batter's box with his usual swagger. He had one thought running through his head as he returned to San Diego's lineup.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 84 | 45 | .651 | - | W1 |
| LA Dodgers | 82 | 48 | .631 | 2.5 | W1 |
| San Diego | 69 | 62 | .527 | 16 | L1 |
| Colorado | 59 | 70 | .457 | 25 | L1 |
| Arizona | 44 | 87 | .336 | 41 | L2 |
