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.

Minutes before Sunday's game against the Dodgers, a video was played at Busch Stadium looking back at a historic postseason home run off Clayton Kershaw.

If the top of the first inning seemed like a bad omen for the Dodgers on Sunday, the top of the second was the swift course correction that L.A. hitters were confident would come with time and a little patience.

Clayton Kershaw allowed one run in five innings to record his first win since last August, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 to avoid a three-game sweep.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been hammered by injuries, specifically to their pitching staff, over the last two seasons. It

MLB teamed up with Nike to release the first-ever Nike-produced athletic sneakers for MLB featuring designs inspired by the franchise's City Connect uniforms.

Camras explained why the defending champions rose one place from last week's standings. "The final days of May and first week of June brought with it some heavy weight matchups," Camras writes. "The Los Angeles Dodgers took two of three from the New York Yankees and split a series with the New York Mets.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto reacts after getting St. Louis Cardinals' Alec Burleson to ground out during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 7, 2025,

Wilkerson is in his first season in the Cincinnati Reds’ organization, but he’s had a well-traveled run in pro ball. He’s pitched all over the country in the minor leagues, had a two-year stint pitching in Korea, and pitched in 14 major-league games for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2017-19. For the season, Wilkerson is 4-1 with a 4.91 ERA.

The Dodgers were shut out on Friday night by the St. Louis Cardinals, despite having tons of traffic and scoring opportunities.