The San Diego Padres' lineup, pitching matchups and how to watch Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“It was very important to us,” Chris Gwynn recalled Wednesday by phone. Gwynn lined a two-run double in the 11th inning, scoring Steve Finley and Ken Caminiti. Trevor Hoffman then struck out L.A.’s Chad Curtis to touch off the celebration.

The Padres didn’t clinch on Wednesday night. But they can still do so on Thursday -- and they might not even need to take the field to do it. San Diego took another step toward the playoffs on Wednesday with a 5-1 victory over the Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers opened up their final home series of the 2026 season with a bang, as they came away with a 7-0 series-opening victory on Tuesday against the San Diego Padres.

Tommy Edman and Will Smith homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers scored five runs with two outs to beat the San Diego Padres 7-0 in a series opener between rivals with the two best records in the majors this month.

A comprehensive preview, including betting odds and predictions, for the MLB game between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers.

For the first time all season, the Dodgers penciled in the exact nine-man lineup they envisioned when building their roster. But as Shohei Ohtani returned from the injured list on Wednesday night in a 5-1 loss to the San Diego Padres,

Tommy Edman y Will Smith conectaron jonrones, y los Dodgers de Los Ángeles anotaron cinco carreras con dos outs para vencer el martes 7-0 a los Padres de San Diego en el primer juego de una serie entre rivales con los dos mejores récords de las Grandes Ligas este mes.

San Diego has won 13 of its last 14 games with the team chasing the top Wild Card spot. Meanwhile, the Dodgers are hoping to secure a first-round bye in the playoffs and are only two games behind the Brewers for the best record in the National League.