The Los Angeles Dodgers had a modest three-game winning streak snapped Friday night and with that their lead over the Colorado Rockies in the National League West was cut to 1.5 games. Now Los Angeles needs a win Saturday to avoid a series loss to the last-place San Diego Padres.
Generally speaking, the Dodgers have played some of their best baseball of late. But the bulk of that success has come against postseason contenders, while they’ve struggled against the likes of the Cincinnati Reds and now Padres.
Overall, the Dodgers have won 12 of 17 games against the Padres this season.