LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts declared his season over. Then it got going. The Los Angeles Dodgers star is mired in the worst season of his career, but released himself from the trappings of expectation. That’s what it took for him to find a swing as free as the one he had on Sunday afternoon, when he unleashed on a …
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Dodgers quash Padres’ comeback to complete sweep
LOS ANGELES — The reality check ended with a heartbreaker. But not a backbreaker. “We’re still aiming to win the division,” Fernando Tatis Jr. said late Sunday afternoon. “We’re going to face them next week. A lot of baseball left. And with this team, we can do anything.” The Padres on Sunday battled back little by little, got even in …
Read More »Mookie Betts delivers ‘for the boys’ in Dodgers’ sweep of Padres
It was a sight that’s been all too rare this season, coming precisely when the Dodgers needed it most. Mookie Betts, bat in hand, game on the line. A swing as smooth as it was strong, his two-handed finish sending the ball out of sight. For so much of this year, the Dodgers have been picking Betts up amid a …
Read More »MLB Gameday: Padres 0, Dodgers 6 Final Score (08/16/2025)
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Read More »Poll: Can The Padres Hold Onto The NL West?
It’s been a big week for baseball in California. After the Padres swept the Giants and the Angels swept the Dodgers, a new leader stood atop the NL West. The Padres had claimed sole possession of first, while the Dodgers slipped into second, one game back of San Diego. The playoff odds will tell you that the Dodgers remain the …
Read More »Friday’s starter in question after Padres’ Michael King (knee) placed on injured list
The Padres will not be full strength when they walk into Dodger Stadium this weekend to defend their one-game lead in the NL West. Right-hander Michael King was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left knee inflammation. The Padres are replacing him on the roster with right-hander Randy Vásquez, although the team appears to be considering its options …
Read More »Padres Place Michael King On Injured List
The Padres announced that right-hander Michael King has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to left knee inflammation, retroactive to August 11th. Right-hander Randy Vásquez has been recalled in the corresponding move. The Friars haven’t yet provided any information about King’s injury or how long they expect him to be out of action. His IL placement is a …
Read More »Padres Place Michael King on Injured List in Shocking Update Before Dodgers Series
The San Diego Padres have placed right-handed pitcher Michael King on the injured list with left knee inflammation in a shocking update. Right-handed pitcher Randy Vasquez was recalled from Triple-A El Paso in a corresponding move. More news: Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Downplays Upcoming Series vs Padres King was scheduled to start Friday’s series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now, …
Read More »Padres beat Giants, move into first-place tie atop NL West
SAN FRANCISCO — The Padres played just eight games against National League West opponents over the season’s first two months. They did not face the Dodgers until June 8, the furthest into a season the two teams met for the first time in 25 years. That was part of a run of 14 division games in 18 days, including seven …
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