Shohei Ohtani is moving ever closer to his first pitching appearance for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In fact, there’s now a chance his fans might not even have to wait until the All-Star break. Ohtani looked sharp while throwing three simulated innings on Tuesday at Petco Park before the Dodgers faced the San Diego Padres,

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The Padres leveled the series last night with an 11-1 win. Dyland Cease was dominant on the mound yesterday. He pitched 7.0 shutout innings with 11 strikeouts on just three hits. Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

Preview, lineups, and expert betting tips for the MLB clash between San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers on June 11, 2025.

The San Diego Padres loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Los Angeles Dodgers went to Anthony Banda out of the bullpen and he got Luis Arraez to pop out to first base and Manny Machado to ground out to shortstop to get out of the inning and keep the Dodgers in front.

Los Angeles Dodgers fan favorite utility man Kiké Hernández claimed that the San Diego Padres were the better team during the 2024 NLDS. The Padres were leadin

The Dodgers and Padres squared off this week in their first of four 2025 regular-season series and the first rematch since the Southern California foes faced off in last year’s NLDS. With the Dodgers holding a one-game lead on both the Padres and Giants atop the NL West entering the series, the stakes were readily apparent.