Having lost four in a row and their lead in the NL West, the Dodgers entered Friday night's series opener against the surging Padres needing to play with some urgency.

The Dodgers are used to Clayton Kershaw bailing them out, and he did so again Friday night in a huge division showdown against the rival Padres.

Max Muncy's injury is a significant blow to a Dodgers offense that has struggled and is in desperate need of its right-handed batters to produce more.

Clayton Kershaw holds the Padres to one run in six innings in Friday’s 3-2 victory, giving the reigning champs the early edge in their NL West showdown.

Clayton Kershaw gives up seven hits and one earned run over six innings and Mookie Betts hits a two-run home run in the Dodgers' 5-1 win over Toronto.

Tarik Skubal delivered a quality start for the Tigers on Thursday but fell short of setting a record for dominance on the road.