MLB Game Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers (73-57) vs. San Diego Padres (74-56)

Game Info

• Venue: PETCO Park, San Diego, CA

Probable Pitching Matchup

• Los Angeles Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10–8, 2.76 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 151 strikeouts)
• San Diego Padres: Nick Pivetta (13–4, 2.81 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 154 strikeouts)

Team Records & Recent Trends

Team	Overall	Home/Road	Last 10 Games
Padres	74–56	43–21 H	6–4, .254 BA, 2.59 ERA, +21 runs
Dodgers	73–57	32–33 R	5–5, .223 BA, 4.23 ERA, +7 runs

San Diego has won five straight at PETCO Park and posts a 43–21 mark at home, while Los Angeles has dropped three of its last four on the road. The Padres lead the majors with a 3.52 home ERA, and the Dodgers rank third in NL batting average.

Season Series

Sunday’s game is the 13th meeting of 2025 between these NL West rivals, with Los Angeles holding an 8–4 edge in the season series entering play.

Key Player Matchups

• Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD): .266 AVG, 25 doubles, 17 HR, 52 RBI; 14-for-36 with a double and three homers in his last 10 games
• Manny Machado (SD): .292 AVG, 21 HR, 78 RBI; team leader in batting average and run production when favored by sportsbooks at home
• Shohei Ohtani (LAD): 44 HR, 83 RBI, .663 SLG; ranks third in MLB homers and 13th in RBI
• Freddie Freeman (LAD): .303 AVG, 44 hits in last 10 games including two homers; provides veteran consistency in the middle of the order

Injury Report

San Diego Padres

• Jackson Merrill: 10-Day IL (ankle)
• Michael King: 15-Day IL (knee)
• Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL (forearm)
• Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Los Angeles Dodgers

• Max Muncy: 10-Day IL (oblique)
• Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
• Tommy Edman: 10-Day IL (ankle)
• Hyeseong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder)
• Michael Kopech: 60-Day IL (knee)
• Kike Hernández: 10-Day IL (elbow)
• Roki Sasaki: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
• Tony Gonsolin: 60-Day IL (elbow)
• Evan Phillips: 60-Day IL (forearm)
• Kyle Hurt: 60-Day IL (elbow)
• Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
• Brusdar Graterol: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
• River Ryan: 60-Day IL (elbow)
• Gavin Stone: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

How to Watch

• TV: SDPA and SportsNet LA
• Live Stream: MLB.tv (regional restrictions apply)

A showdown of ace arms awaits as Yamamoto’s strike-out arsenal meets Pivetta’s sub-3.00 ERA. Back San Diego’s home-field prowess and bullpen depth, or lean on Los Angeles’ explosive offense and Yoshinobu’s career-road consistency.