Manager Dave Roberts called the 2024 NLDS "the real World Series", after the Dodgers went on to beat both the Mets and the Yankees pretty handily in the next two series. The 2025 rematch begins today.

Monday night at Petco Park will bring a rematch of the sport's defending champions and the challenger that came closest to ousting them.

The right‑hander’s right shoulder issues resurface, jeopardizing his return this season. Meanwhile, Kiké Hernandez and anthem singer Nezza speak out amid the local protest climate.

The Dodgers will use a bullpen game against Dylan Cease at Petco Park in San Diego, just like the 2024 NLDS Game 4.

The San Diego Padres (39-31) will visit the Los Angeles Dodgers (42-29), Monday at 10:10 p.m. ET, in a clash of NL West rivals. The Dodgers are favored (-152 moneyline odds to win) when they square off against the Padres (+128). The Dodgers will give the ball to Ben Casparius (4-1) versus the Padres and Dylan Cease (2-5).

Here’s all you need to know about the Dodgers vs. Padres game 3, TV channel, streaming options, starting pitchers, and more.

Gavin Sheets, Bogaerts and Jake Cronenworth hit successive one-out singles, but that is not what put the Padres up. Instead, there were two outs after the third of those singles, as Sheets was tagged out at home after being waved home from second on Bogaerts’ hit to center field.

Andy Pages led off the 10th inning with an RBI double before scoring on Tommy Edman’s single, and the Los Angeles Dodgers hung on to open their season series against the San Diego Padres with an 8-7 victory.