Dodgers at Padres
(MLB) Dodgers (LAD) vs. Padres (SDP),
Point Spread: -1.50 | 146.00 Padres (SDP) (Home)
Result: Loss
Maybe Orel Hershiser can be called from the broadcast booth as an emergency starter for the Dodgers? They're run out of pitchers, with Dave Roberts likely to make this a bullpen game with the season on the line for the Blue, ousted again in the Division Round for the third straight year if they can't rally back and beat the Padres on Wednesday night. It is well-documented that no Dodger starter since Max Scherzer in the 2021 NLDS vs. the Braves has finished as much as six innings in the postseason, as once again injuries and ineffectiveness have taken their toll on the rotation for Roberts. Meanwhile, the Padres have been able to bunch hits and runs together in the last two games, outscoring the Blue 16-7 across that span, and hitting seven homers. Dylan Cease is working on shorter rest than usual, and couldn't last thru the fourth inning in the Game 1 loss at Chavez Ravine, but Mike Shildt likely won't ask for anything more than five innings and will be confident his own lights-out bullpen to close out this series. Play Padres on Run Line