After posting a perfect 6-0 record on their first homestand of the regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers travel south to take on the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
Both teams enter Friday’s opener with the top-2 win totals in the National League and are separated by just 2.5 games in the standings. Walker Buehler takes the mound for the Dodgers and looks to build on an excellent start against the Washington Nationals.
He picked up his first win of the season after tossing six shutout innings in the Dodgers’ home opener last Friday. Through two starts, Buehler has posted a minuscule 1.