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Dodgers vs Padres Prediction, Odds, Picks - Aug. 23
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The Los Angeles Dodgers activated reliever Tanner Scott from the injured list before their key weekend series against the San Diego Padres.
After watching Fernando Tatis Jr. successfully check his swing, Dodgers catcher Will Smith made the Padres pay for a base running mistake.
DP_Los Angeles 2, San Diego 2. LOB_Los Angeles 4, San Diego 4. 2B_Arraez (28). HR_Freeland (1). SB_Dean (1). SF_Bogaerts (8). S_Cronenworth (4), Arraez (10), Fermin (3). HBP_Darvish (Kennedy). WP_Henriquez.
When another reporter suggested someone tell the Padres manager to settle down a bit, Tatis Jr. agreed. After the Padres briefly held first place in the NL West, they're now two games back due to their three-game sweep against the Dodgers.
This weekend represents the last 2025 regular-season series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. Unfortunately, the rivalry has cooled due to the Dodgers’ dominance over the Padres in head-to-head competition.
The San Diego Padres will enter this weekend’s series against the Los Angeles Dodgers just as they entered last weekend’s series against their rivals -- fresh off three straight wins over the San Francisco Giants.
The Dodgers had just one hit in six innings against Yu Darvish and had a ninth-inning rally come up short in a 2-1 loss. The Padres and Dodgers are tied atop the NL West again.
The Padres tested their October formula in an October-like setting on Friday night. When they execute it, they’re going to be tough to beat.