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.

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.

How Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw turned back the clock with a vintage performance against the Padres.

With six weeks left in the 2025 season, a number of winning streaks have led to much tighter division battles, making for some exciting baseball.

The Dodgers have quelled plenty of challengers during their reign in the division, but the Padres have shown enough staying power to fuel increasingly contentious bouts.

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

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.

The San Diego Padres have a chance to end the season strong, but Mike Shildt needs to make small adjustments to make it happen.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and relief pitcher Alex Vesia responded to San Diego Padres reliever Mason Miller's comments on how he was briefed abou