Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts sat Smith for Tuesday's showdown with the rival San Diego Padres. Interestingly, Smith—who entered play hitting .320 with a National League-high .423 on-base percentage—is on the bench for the third time in less than a week. Instead, Dalton Rushing is catching reliever Lou Trivino, who is Tuesday's opener.

Dodgers And Padres Begin Battle For NL West

Over the last half-decade, that’s what has slowly been built between the Dodgers and San Diego Padres. And in their first renewal of the season Monday night at Petco Park, the two clubs lived up to the ever-growing hype in an 8-7 extra-innings win for the Dodgers.

Andy Pages' RBI double snapped a 10th-inning tie and lifted the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers to an 8-7 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday.

The Dodgers and Padres each scored six runs by the end of the fifth inning, but Andy Pages and Tommy Edman’s 10th inning hits helped the Dodgers win 8-7.