Hence, the home parks of the Dodgers and Padres are substantially closer to one another and are not separated by state borders. Many other factors undergird the ascendance of this west coast rivalry.

“It brings everything that a rivalry should bring.” A traditional rivalry, it’s still not quite. The Dodgers have as many World Series titles as the Padres do playoff appearances (eight each).

Though the Padres played better than usual and are certainly on the rise, they still finished second in the division standings 22 games behind the Dodgers. With that gap, there’s not necessarily ...

As a four-game set between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres continues Wednesday night in Los Angeles, it's a great time to remind MLB fans why this rivalry stands alone as the best in ...

Last week, during the ESPN broadcast of the Dodgers-Padres, the ESPN announcer asked Mookie Betts which is bigger, the Dodgers-Padres rivalry or the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. Please.

The Padres' Game 2 win on Sunday night in Dodger Stadium was a sprawling mess of a thing, a nine-inning opera filled with argument and innuendo and just the right amount of childish back and forth.

And expect San Diegans, and Padres executives, to grit their teeth – again – the moment the first “Let’s go Dodgers” chant breaks out. Signs of a rivalry, right? [email protected] ...

Though the Dodgers don't like to admit it, they have a true-blue rival in the Padres. This weekend's series proved we're in for a season-long slugfest.

Dodgers’ winning streak ends, but rivalry against the Padres has only just begun Dodgers center fielder Chris Taylor hits a two-run home run during the second inning of the Dodgers’ 5-2 loss ...

The Dodgers wound up winning a 4-hour, 57-minute classic, 11-6, in 12 innings, a game featuring everything from Padres starter Joe Musgrove playing left field, to a bench-clearing scrum, to ...

The Dodgers beat the Padres 2-0 on Saturday night. The win was their eighth in a row and brought their record to 13-2. Thirteen and two. It’s hard to imagine the Dodgers’ quest to repeat as ...

“It brings everything that a rivalry should bring.” A traditional rivalry, it’s still not quite. The Dodgers have as many World Series titles as the Padres do playoff appearances (eight each).