The San Diego Padres are about to face the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time since their memorable NL Division Series matchup. They believe all the close games they’ve played lately prepared them for this test.

The San Diego Padres won another low-scoring game. They did not do it with small ball this time. It was one long ball that won it for them. Manny Machado’s home run in the seventh inning, just the third hit by either team to that point in the game,

The Milwaukee Brewers dropped their series opener to the San Diego Padres on Friday night, in a rough 2-0 loss that featured a strong start from Chad Patrick and little offense from the rest of the team.