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Dodgers vs Padres Prediction, Odds, Picks - Aug. 23
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The Los Angeles Dodgers activated reliever Tanner Scott from the injured list before their key weekend series against the San Diego Padres.
This weekend represents the last 2025 regular-season series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. Unfortunately, the rivalry has cooled due to the Dodgers’ dominance over the Padres in head-to-head competition.
San Diego Padres All-Star center fielder Jackson Merrill is out of the Padres' lineup once again for the Friars' series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers F
The San Diego Padres will enter this weekend’s series against the Los Angeles Dodgers just as they entered last weekend’s series against their rivals -- fresh off three straight wins over the San Francisco Giants.
Fernando Tatis Jr. sounded drained before the Padres’ showdown with the Dodgers, but his bat could be the key to flipping the rivalry.
When another reporter suggested someone tell the Padres manager to settle down a bit, Tatis Jr. agreed. After the Padres briefly held first place in the NL West, they're now two games back due to their three-game sweep against the Dodgers.
Dodgers defeat Rockies to maintain one-game lead in NL West. Next, they travel to San Diego for three games with the Padres.
Expert recap and game analysis of the San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco Giants MLB game from August 20, 2025 on ESPN.