Things sure have changed since the last time the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers clashed, back in June. The Dodgers were running away in the NL West then with a nine-game lead. The Padres were in third place.

Clayton Kershaw allows just two hits in six innings and the bullpen makes the lead stand up over the final three innings in a 3-2 win, as the Dodgers regain a share of first place.

Preview the Aug. 15 matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Padres reliever Jeremiah Estrada has flourished by discovering the virtues of the elevated fastball, pairing elite velocity with elite characteristics that make it death on those who dare to swing at an elevated heater. But Hernández was ready for it, taking an elevated fastball for a strike before unleashing on the second one he saw.

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers play each other six times in 10 days starting with Friday night, and Fernando Tatis Jr. is pumped up for it.

Clayton Kershaw fired six innings of one-run ball to help the Dodgers snap a four-game losing streak Friday night and tie up the NL West again with a 3-2 win over the Padres.

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Heat is rising in Southern California, and tensions are narrowing in the NL West. The Padres visit the Dodgers for three games this weekend.

After Clayton Kershaw led the Dodgers to a huge win over the Padres on Friday night, Alexis Diaz came in to shut the door.