San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease commented on his performance in the Padres' second game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. Cease pitched

Xander Bogaerts, who had been hit by a pitch to start the inning, was on third and Laureano on second. Iglesias drove in Bogaerts with a groundout before Fermin made the final out on a comebacker to Vesia. The lefty retired the top of the Padres’ order — Tatis, Arraez and Machado — in the ninth.

See why my Padres vs. Dodgers predictions and MLB picks for August 17 eye the Under. The first two games of the series both resulted in an Under as the San Diego Padres have been slumbering at the plate, managing just two combined runs. With Tyler Glasnow on the hill, it’s hard to predict a quick return to form for San Diego’s bats.

It’s Friday, August 15 and the Padres (69-52) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (68-53). Clayton Kershaw will take the mound for Los Angeles, while San Diego will announce its starter closer to first pitch as they put Michael King on the IL.

The San Diego Padres recalled right-handed reliever Ron Marinaccio from Triple-A El Paso ahead of the second game of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. In a corresponding move, they optioned Randy Vasquez to Triple-A.

Teoscar Hernandez hit a solo home run 411 feet to center field to increase the Dodgers' lead to 6-0 against the Padres in the fifth inning. Hernandez has hit a solo home run on back-to-back nights against San Diego.

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.

Padres right-hander Yu Darvish can throw left-handed, a skill he's flashed often in the decade-plus since he came to Major League Baseball from Japan — just not in a game. Videos of Darvish throwing left-handed in non-game situations have made the social media rounds over the years.

According to Dennis Lin of The Athletic, there is not a lot of optimism among team insiders that the Padres could sign Cease to an extension. He is in line for a big check and the Padres might not have it for him.