The Padres traded for Mason Miller because he can throw 103 mph with a wipeout slider. A bonus: Evidently, he can pick it at first base, too. In the biggest moment of the Padres’ biggest game yet this season,

Game 1 of the three-game series at Petco Park just concluded, and it saw the San Diego Padres tie the Dodgers for the NL West lead. The Padres started their series against the Dodgers on Friday with a division lead on the line. With the 2-1 win, the Padres improved to 73-56 while sliding the Dodgers to an identical record.

First home run ball, priceless? Nope. Not by a long shot. Eric Saldana and Alex Espinoza were sitting in Section 125 of the field level Friday night at Petco Park, just inside the right-field foul

Less than a week after sweeping the Padres to reclaim first in the NL West, the Dodgers are held to just three hits in a 2-1 loss to San Diego.

The Los Angeles Dodgers activated reliever Tanner Scott from the injured list Friday before their key weekend series against the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers optioned right-hander Matt Sauer to make room for Scott,

Runs by Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. in the fourth inning stood up, as Darvish went a strong six innings.

The San Diego Padres (71-56) and San Francisco Giants (61-66) will meet on Thursday at PETCO Park, with first pitch at 4:10 p.m. ET. The Padres are the home favorite (-139) versus the Giants (+118). The Padres will start Dylan Cease (5-11) against the Giants and Justin Verlander (1-9).

The Dodgers wrapped up their four-game series with the Rockies at Coors Field on a high note, winning the finale on Thursday afternoon, 9-5.

Yu Darvish se combinó con tres relevistas para permitir sólo tres hits, y los Padres de San Diego superaron el viernes 2-1 a los Dodgers de Los