That changes on Monday when the Dodgers and Padres finally meet. As all Dodger fans well know, the NLDS last year ended with the Dodgers pitching staff holding the Padres scoreless over the last 24 innings of the series, and the Dodgers coming back from a 2-1 deficit to advance to the NLCS.

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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts downplays the upcoming Padres series amid recent struggles, inconsistent pitching, and a tightening NL West race.

Dodgers Make Move After Mets Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Landon Knack (3-2, 5.12 ERA) was having a rough season coming into Thursday's game against the New York Mets, but was coming off two consecutive quality starts. Unfortunately for the 27-year-old, he didn't maintain that momentum.

At 40-27, the Dodgers lead the NL West, but by only 1 ½ games over the San Francisco Giants. It's a one-game lead in the loss column. The Dodgers started the season 8-0, their best start since moving to Los Angeles in 1958, but are 32-27 since. They're 16-16 in their last 32 games. That's not bad, but it is a month-long stretch of mediocre ball.

Ohtani throws 44 pitches to hitters in his third live batting practice session, while Snell and Glasnow throw bullpen sessions. “Really encouraging,” Manager Dave Roberts says.

The standings did not reveal it, but over the weekend, the gap between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres was as wide as ever. Last October, the Dodgers flew two planes on the road — one for players;

As usual, Dodgers-Padres delivered. It always does, doesn’t it? In the first meeting of the season between the two fierce National League West rivals -- and the first since their tense five-game Divis

Despite taking two of three games against the Yankees, the Dodgers continue to show some worrying signs as they continue one of their toughest stretches of the season.

Monday night at Petco Park will bring a rematch of the sport's defending champions and the challenger that came closest to ousting them.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn't embracing the hype surrounding the National League Division Series rematch with the San Diego Padres.