The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers are deadlocked atop the NL West standings — at least until Saturday night’s outcome at Chavez Ravine provides a new leader. After a low-scoring series opener, two effective starters take the mound in Dylan Cease and Blake Snell.

The San Diego Padres dropped their opening game of a three-game set against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 3-2, bringing them level with their rivals in the NL West.

According to MLB Pipeline, the Padres' farm system after such a wild trade deadline ranked dead last in baseball. In the preseason, they ranked 25th, but after a wild deadline, Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com had an easy time ranking the Padres in last place.

Randy Vasquez is being thrown to the wolves tonight, and Shohei Ohtani will be one of many to take advantage of this matchup, per our Padres vs. Dodgers predictions for Friday, August 15, 2025.

The Padres spent months chasing down -- and eventually overtaking -- the Dodgers in the National League West standings. Staying atop the division, it seems, will be another challenge entirely.

Mookie Betts had a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the third inning, Teoscar Hernández homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Diego 3-2 on Friday night to tie the Padres atop the NL West.

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers play each other six times in 10 days starting with Friday night, and Fernando Tatis Jr. is pumped up for it.

A.J. Preller of the San Diego Padres is arguably the most fun general manager in MLB because of his insatiable desire to make trades, but that also makes him difficult for people around the league to deal with.

The Padres insist this isn’t a lost season for Ethan Salas. But he will have to make up ground one way or another. The 19-year-old catcher has been cleared to get back into baseball activity after visiting with a back specialist and team physician Bryan Leek the past two days in San Diego.

The San Diego Padres kick off a three-game set against the Los Angeles Dodgers Friday night at Dodger Stadium. More news: Dodgers All-Star Says Padres Rivalry