In the three Dodgers games, the Padres offense scored 21 runs with both teams teeing off on the pitchers the first game, the Padres teeing off on the Dodgers when they had a minor league pitcher and a position player pitching, and scoring two runs the last game when the Dodgers went back to trying.

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Padres slugger Gavin Sheets suffered a head contusion, sore hip, and jammed wrist after crashing into the outfield wall against the Pirates.

Not wanting to further tax their overworked bullpen, the Dodgers bring Kiké Hernández in to pitch the final 2 1/3 innings of blowout loss to Padres.

Still, on Monday, the Padres came within a close call or two of moving into a virtual tie atop the NL West. The Dodgers remain the class of the division and, until proven otherwise, the entire league. And for now, the team that nearly ousted them last October doesn’t appear to be going away.

San Diego Padres left fielder Gavin Sheets ran into the outfield wall and sustained injuries to four different ... the next closest player being Fernando Tatis Jr. with five.

The Dodgers got a big win Wednesday, taking their three-game series against the Padres 2-1 to remain atop the NL West.

The Pittsburgh Pirates were able to get their first win against the San Diego Padres in five attempts this ... Shohei Ohtani has been his favorite player ever since he started following the ...

Los Angeles is in a conundrum with its pitching rotation, and the timing could not be worse against Manny Machado and San Diego.

The Padres are 5-2 over the last seven games and coming off a 6-4 comeback win over the Pirates last night, while the Giants are 2-4 in the past six, but are off a 4-2 victory over the Marlins. San Francisco is 3-2 at home with Webb on the mound, while San Diego is 3-2 in Kolek’s five starts this season.