Dodgers

Padres right-hander Mike Clevinger facing Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday night at Dodger ...

Urias has a 2.19 ERA in 61 2/3 career innings against the Padres and went 4-0 with a 1.50 ERA, 18 strikeouts and a 1.04 WHIP in four starts this year. Clevinger allowed 14 runs in 13 innings in losing twice in three starts this year against the Dodgers, who hit .291/.365/.582 with five homers in the meetings. Drury and Myers, who will be at DH and first base, respectively, are looking for their first hit of the postseason. For starters, the Padres are facing their first lefty of the playoffs. The regular season has no bearing on the postseason. “The win/loss in the season (against the Padres) I think certainly has been skewed,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. The 31-year-old last pitched Oct. So it’s obviously a team (the Padres) that’s coming off a very big series, emotional series. It’s the best of five. on FS1). “They handed it to us pretty good this year, so we realize what we’re up against. [Padres and Dodgers will face off](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2022-10-10/first-look-padres-dodgers-national-league-division-series) — but this time in Game 1 of the National League Division Series (6:37 p.m.

Julio Urías gets the start as the Dodgers begin their playoff journey against the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at ...

[the Dodgers](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers) have hosted a mariachi to play before and during games. [Aaron Judge](https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-09-28/yankees-aaron-judge-61st-home-run-roger-maris-al-record) is the only rightful candidate for the American League most valuable player award. The one with the eight-piece mariachi — seven men and a woman — wearing white charros with Dodger blue moños, or bow ties, for a dash of color that gives the ballpark a feel unlike any other in Major League Baseball. last Tuesday and the show was about to start. The Dodgers fans see the Padres and immediately think, hey, we should plan our next weekend trip to Del Mar! The Dodgers fans shrug. He took off his Dodgers cap, whispered some words and offered the sign of the cross. Profar fouled one of those to the Dodgers dugout railing. Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías made his way out to center field in a hoodie to stretch. Urías didn’t give Nola a chance to advance, striking out his fourth batter of the game, Jurickson Profar. The hit resulted in a double. Trea Turner struckout for the first Dodger out of the inning.

The San Diego Padres will open their National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday night in Los Angeles, undaunted by the Dodgers' ...

28, a 1-0, 10-inning Dodgers victory in which he did not figure in the decision. The right-hander was 7-7 with a 4.33 ERA in the regular season, including an 0-2 record and 9.69 ERA in three starts against the Dodgers. Opponents batted .199 against Urías, the third lowest-figure in the league behind Arizona's Zac Gallen (.186) and Milwaukee's Corbin Burnes (.197). He was also on the injured list April 4-May 3 due to a right knee sprain and May 22-June 17 because of a right triceps strain. "Then Clayton will be even more prominent in the next series. The Padres were 89-73, finishing second in the National League West, 22 games behind Los Angeles. Clevinger will be pitching for the first time since Oct. Its 111-51 record was the best in Major League Baseball, gave it a first- round bye and assured it of home-field advantage throughout the postseason. He has done it recently as well, and we always have confidence when he pitches." He had not pitched against Los Angeles in the regular season before 2022. "They're just a good team all around," Padres outfielder Trent Grisham said. "They handed it to us pretty good this year, so we realize what we're up against," Padres manager Bob Melvin said at a news conference Monday.

As for the Game 1 starting pitchers, Urías made four starts against San Diego, and in those he had a 1.50 ERA with 18 strikeouts and 10 walks in 24 innings of ...

[Los Angeles Dodgers](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/LAD/los-angeles-dodgers/) and [San Diego Padres](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/SD/san-diego-padres/) are set to meet in Game 1 of the best-of-five National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in L.A on Tuesday. As well, the Dodgers' run differential of plus-334 -- one of the best run differentials in MLB history -- dwarfed the Padres' figure of plus-45. [MLB](/mlb)-best 111 games and finished 22 games ahead of San Diego in the standings. the Padres and outscored them by a margin of 109-47. As for the Game 1 starting pitchers, Urías made four starts against San Diego, and in those he had a 1.50 ERA with 18 strikeouts and 10 walks in 24 innings of work. The Dodgers, by virtue of winning the NL West and finishing as one of the top two division winners (along with the [Braves](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/ATL/atlanta-braves/)) earned a first-round bye and come into this series with their rotation lined up as they choose and on five days of rest.

When: Tuesday, 6:37 p.m.. Where: Dodger Stadium. TV: FS1, 570 AM, 830 AM. THE LINEUPS. Here is the Dodgers' starting lineup for tonight … Bill Plunkett.

At Dodger Stadium: 0-2, 11.25 ERA (2 games, 8 innings, 7 Ks) Dodgers: 0-2, 9.69 ERA (3 games, 13 innings, 11 Ks) Padres: 6-1, 2.19 ERA (15 games, 61-2/3 innings, 59 Ks)

Former Padres General Manager Josh Byrnes playing with a much bigger war chest in the Dodgers' front office than he did when he held same job with Padres.

Obviously, with the attendance, do you spend ahead of revenue coming out of a pandemic? We just have to make adjustments and have options, whether it’s internal or have some money or the ability to make trades or whatever.” The emergence of Tony Gonsolin developing into a front-line starter was the early option when Walker Buehler’s elbow failed him. Josh Byrnes’ first opening day payroll as the general manager in San Diego began with a five and ranked 28th in the majors. The Max Scherzer-Trea Turner trade was the option last year. “Once you’re in, it’s a little random, but to win a World Series, how do you do that?

Chris Taylor made the Dodgers' NL Division Series roster as expected. Also in are rookie Miguel Vargas and pitchers Dustin May and Blake Treinen.

Until then, only in the case of injury can an alteration be made (and if a player is removed from a roster mid-series, he must sit out for the subsequent series as well). Here are nine things the Dodgers will need to be wary of in the series. Vargas batted .304 with 17 home runs and 82 RBIs in 113 games at triple-A Oklahoma City.

In the first half of 2021, he seemingly got the train back on the tracks, registering a 0.49 ERA over 36 2/3 innings, getting traded from the Cubs to the White ...

However, the pendulum swung the other way after the trade, with Kimbrel posting a 5.09 ERA after moving across town. The exclusion of Kimbrel might actually say more about the Dodger bullpen than it does about him. After missing nearly half the season, Kimbrel struggled that year by putting up a 6.53 ERA, then struggled again the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign with a 5.28 ERA. He has a 3.75 ERA on the season, with a 27.7% strikeout rate that’s above league average but well below any of his previous seasons. [AJ Pollock](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/polloaj01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=&utm_medium=referral). Kimbrel’s omission from the roster is the latest step in what has been an extremely mercurial portion of his career. They will now face off against division rivals, squaring up against the Padres in a best-of-five series. Since then, however, it’s been a rollercoaster for the righty. He was issued a qualifying offer by the Red Sox after the 2018 season, which he declined. Nonetheless, they Sox picked up his $16MM option before trading him to the Dodgers for However, 2022 was the most impressive of the bunch as the club went 111-51, the highest win total in franchise history. From 2010 to 2018, Kimbrel was one of the most dominant relievers in the sport, pitching to a 1.91 ERA while striking out 41.6% of batters faced and racking up 333 saves.

The San Diego Padres knocked the New York Mets out of the playoffs. Now they face the challenge of defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won 111 regular ...

The Dodgers have home field advantage in the best-of five series. The team that wins three games will continue to play baseball in October, facing the winner of the Philadelphia Phillies vs. And they beat the Mets at Citi Field in New York. This series isn’t the end for the winner. The Padres have been spending themselves, and they are at $164,434,032. Historically, the crafty lefty has a record of 13-12 in 37 postseason appearances. It is likely the Dodgers will face right-hander Mike Clevinger in game 1. First baseman Freddie Freeman came to the Dodgers from the World Series Champion Atlanta Braves. In comparison, the Padres ERA was 3.81, more than a full run higher. Consider that Padres outfielder Trent Grisham, a .184 regular season hitter in 451 at-bats, hit .500 against the Mets. Philadelphia Phillies Division Series to determine the National League entry to the World Series. Proof that regular season records go out the window in the postseason are as close as the Padres Wild Card victory over the New York Mets.

Padres pitcher Mike Clevinger departs Game 1 of the 2020 National League Division Series against the Dodgers with an elbow injury. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego ...

In his final start of the season, he allowed the White Sox a run on three hits over six innings on Oct. 6 at Dodger Stadium, the Padres led 3-2 when Clevinger embarked on a third time through the order in the bottom of the fifth. He began the season on the injured list with a sprained MCL. ... We kind of look at a certain pitch count for him to where maybe the effectiveness tails off a little bit, but he has pitched some really good games for us. “That year and a half I had to just rehab the elbow, it’s for this opportunity right here.” He is starting this game because the Padres used their top three starters in their wild-card series victory over the Mets. Clevinger was not active for the wild-card series. Clevinger had Tommy John surgery a month later, a procedure that was revealed on the same day the Padres announced they had signed him to a two-year, $11.5 million contract. “It’s been a lot,” he said. Preller would send a treasure chest to the Nationals for Juan Soto and Josh Bell, that the Padres and Guardians consummated the trade for Clevinger. He threw a scoreless first inning, hit his elbow on his knee on a pitch but worked through a 22-pitch frame. The Padres felt they could contend for a World Series that year.

Trea Turner helps the Dodgers jump out to a quick lead before a Padres surge forces the Dodgers to lean on the bullpen in a 5-3 win in Game 1 of the NLDS.

“It allowed us to line up the pitching [the rest of the way].” They added three more in the third, getting doubles from Turner, Will Smith and Gavin Lux. Phillips retired the heart of the Padres’ order in the sixth inning. The right-hander got into trouble. “It’s just the luxury, the latitude that we have with our guys,” manager Dave Roberts said. Then in the ninth, it was Martin who came trotting to the mound, with the once-unheralded trade-deadline acquisition bringing Chavez Ravine to its feet with his first career playoff save. [in exchange for Zach McKinstry](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2022-07-30/dodgers-acquire-reliever-chris-martin-in-trade-with-cubs) back in July, the 36-year-old veteran wasn’t having a very strong 2022 campaign, either. [Hernández: Julio Urías was masterful in Game 1 until he wasn’t. And by the start of the fifth, a blue-towel-waving crowd of 52,407 was expecting the Dodgers to bury the Padres — against whom they went 14-5 this season — once again. Can he keep the Dodgers’ trust?](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2022-10-11/dodgers-padres-julio-urias-game-1-nlds) [Craig Kimbrel](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2022-10-11/dodgers-nlds-roster-padres-miguel-vargas-blake-treinen-dustin-may) battled maddening inconsistency for most of the year, and not when they removed him from the role a month ago in favor of a closer-by-committee approach. [Evan Phillips, Alex Vesia, Brusdar Graterol and Chris Martin](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2022-10-11/dodgers-vs-padres-game-1-nlds-evan-phillips-chris-martin) to take a 1-0 lead in this best-of-five series.

Trea Turner homered and doubled as the Los Angeles Dodgers started fast and held off the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Tuesday night in their NL Division Series ...

RH Yu Darvish, who had a 3.10 ERA in the regular season, starts Game 2 for the Padres. The right-hander struck out three and walked two. Bellinger was called back to the plate and Muncy returned to third. Gavin Lux doubled to the right-field corner with two outs, driving in Smith and chasing Mike Clevinger. Los Angeles dominated in the regular season, owning a 14-5 advantage and outscoring San Diego 109-47. ``They did a good job battling, getting those runs early and putting us in a good spot to win.''

The Dodgers began the postseason with nine relievers who will try to carry the team with confidence as they did in Game 1 of the NLDS.

[we have] a lot of good players that are just not afraid of the moment. For the Dodgers, the big dance started Tuesday, with nine relief arms. As the NLDS started, the Dodgers had no defined closer. This is not just about the money. Yency Almonte was cast off by the Colorado Rockies. Chris Martin earned the save with a scoreless ninth. [the Dodgers](https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers) had told Kimbrel he would no longer close. So the Dodgers have no defined setup man, either. The Dodgers agreed to trade AJ Pollock. Under Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers always have options. The Dodgers did not need Kimbrel when they traded for him at the end of spring training. Neither was the second question, nor the third, nor the fourth.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Over the first week of the Arizona Fall League season, Dodgers outfield prospect Andy Pages found himself a little out of sync, ...

Showing an ability to hit the reset button after having played 132 games with Tulsa is a good harbinger of things to come and Pages is really getting to understand that he doesn’t need to try to do too much to tap into that raw pop. On Monday, Pages went 2-for-5 with a double and he followed it up on Tuesday with a 4-for-6 night that included his first two home runs of the fall as Glendale routed Salt River, 20-4. The 21-year-old picked up a walk and another single, scoring five times before the night was over. “I was definitely waiting for a challenge,” Pages said. As a result, he went just 1-for-10 over his first three games with the Glendale Desert Dogs. He decided to take the proverbial deep breath, reset and start week two with a different mindset.

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers don't have many, if any, weaknesses. On paper, they boast the most talented roster in the Majors. On the field, they proved they ...

Phillips was designated for assignment by both the Orioles and Rays before finding a home in Los Angeles. Phillips responded by striking out Josh Bell in a crucial eight-pitch at-bat for the first out of the inning. With the Dodgers protecting a two-run lead in the sixth and the top of the Padres’ order due up, Roberts turned to Phillips, who has been their best reliever this season. After the Dodgers jumped out to a five-run lead behind Trea Turner’s solo homer in the first and a pair of Will Smith doubles, it was up to the pitching staff to hold off the Padres’ offense. Box 4100","city":"Seattle","state":"Washington","stateAbbrev":"WA","postalCode":"98104","defaultCoordinates":{"latitude":47.591333,"longitude":-122.33251},"country":"USA","phone":"(206) 346-4000"},"timeZone":{"id":"America/Los_Angeles","offset":-7,"tz":"PDT"},"active":true},"springVenue":{"id":2530,"link":"/api/v1/venues/2530"},"teamCode":"sea","fileCode":"sea","abbreviation":"SEA","teamName":"Mariners","locationName":"Seattle","firstYearOfPlay":"1977","league":{"id":103,"name":"American League","link":"/api/v1/league/103"},"division":{"id":200,"name":"American League West","link":"/api/v1/divisions/200"},"sport":{"id":1,"link":"/api/v1/sports/1","name":"Major League Baseball"},"shortName":"Seattle","franchiseName":"Seattle","clubName":"Mariners","active":true},{"springLeague":{"id":114,"name":"Cactus League","link":"/api/v1/league/114","abbreviation":"CL"},"allStarStatus":"N","id":137,"name":"San Francisco Giants","link":"/api/v1/teams/137","season":2022,"venue":{"id":2395,"name":"Oracle Park","link":"/api/v1/venues/2395","location":{"address1":"24 Willie Mays Plaza","city":"San Francisco","state":"California","stateAbbrev":"CA","postalCode":"94107","defaultCoordinates":{"latitude":37.778383,"longitude":-122.389448},"country":"USA","phone":"(415) 972-2000"},"timeZone":{"id":"America/Los_Angeles","offset":-7,"tz":"PDT"},"active":true},"springVenue":{"id":2532,"link":"/api/v1/venues/2532"},"teamCode":"sfn","fileCode":"sf","abbreviation":"SF","teamName":"Giants","locationName":"San Francisco","firstYearOfPlay":"1883","league":{"id":104,"name":"National League","link":"/api/v1/league/104"},"division":{"id":203,"name":"National League West","link":"/api/v1/divisions/203"},"sport":{"id":1,"link":"/api/v1/sports/1","name":"Major League Baseball"},"shortName":"San Francisco","franchiseName":"San Francisco","clubName":"Giants","active":true},{"springLeague":{"id":115,"name":"Grapefruit League","link":"/api/v1/league/115","abbreviation":"GL"},"allStarStatus":"N","id":138,"name":"St. Louis","clubName":"Cardinals","active":true},{"springLeague":{"id":115,"name":"Grapefruit League","link":"/api/v1/league/115","abbreviation":"GL"},"allStarStatus":"N","id":139,"name":"Tampa Bay Rays","link":"/api/v1/teams/139","season":2022,"venue":{"id":12,"name":"Tropicana Field","link":"/api/v1/venues/12","location":{"address1":"One Tropicana Drive","city":"St. Petersburg","state":"Florida","stateAbbrev":"FL","postalCode":"33705","defaultCoordinates":{"latitude":27.767778,"longitude":-82.6525},"country":"USA","phone":"(727) 825-3137"},"timeZone":{"id":"America/New_York","offset":-4,"tz":"EDT"},"active":true},"springVenue":{"id":2534,"link":"/api/v1/venues/2534"},"teamCode":"tba","fileCode":"tb","abbreviation":"TB","teamName":"Rays","locationName":"St. “A lot of good players that are just not afraid of the moment. Louis","firstYearOfPlay":"1892","league":{"id":104,"name":"National League","link":"/api/v1/league/104"},"division":{"id":205,"name":"National League Central","link":"/api/v1/divisions/205"},"sport":{"id":1,"link":"/api/v1/sports/1","name":"Major League Baseball"},"shortName":"St. The Dodgers have just about everything you need to win a World Series this season. Louis","state":"Missouri","stateAbbrev":"MO","postalCode":"63102","defaultCoordinates":{"latitude":38.62256667,"longitude":-90.19286667},"country":"USA","phone":"(314) 345-9600"},"timeZone":{"id":"America/Chicago","offset":-5,"tz":"CDT"},"active":true},"springVenue":{"id":2520,"link":"/api/v1/venues/2520"},"teamCode":"sln","fileCode":"stl","abbreviation":"STL","teamName":"Cardinals","locationName":"St. On the field, they proved they were just that, becoming the fifth team in AL/NL history to win at least 111 games in the regular season.

El mexicano Julio Urías arrancará la Serie Divisional este martes por los Dodgers cuando reciban a los Padres en un duelo a cinco juegos, al mejor de tres.

Bellinger con roletazo a primera, error de Myers. Cronenworth con elevado de out al jardín izquierdo. Casa llena de nuevo. Betts con elevado de out al jardín izquierdo. Hora del Pacífico y será televisado por FS1. Inning x Inning en vivo: Dodgers vs.

LOS ANGELES -- After not contributing at the level he's capable of in the Dodgers' 2021 postseason run, Game 1 of the National League Division Series saw ...

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LOS ANGELES -- The left-field bullpen gate at Dodger Stadium kept opening up to a new arm that would introduce itself to a national audience this postseason ...

[Jake Cronenworth](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/36364/jake-cronenworth), [Trent Grisham](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/34995/trent-grisham) and [Juan Soto](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/36969/juan-soto). [Manny Machado](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/31097/manny-machado) and got him to fly out on the first pitch. [Craig Kimbrel](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/30653/craig-kimbrel), an eight-time All-Star with 394 career saves, would hold down the ninth inning in October. On any other night it might be [Tommy Kahnle](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/31867/tommy-kahnle) or, perhaps eventually, [Blake Treinen](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32185/blake-treinen) -- or any of the other arms who pitched in Game 1. [New York Mets](/mlb/team/_/name/nym/new-york-mets) in the wild-card round, asserted themselves early, scoring five runs within the first three innings and getting [Mike Clevinger](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32769/mike-clevinger) out of the game before he could record nine outs. The 6-foot-8 right-hander recorded back-to-back groundouts, allowed a single, then got [Ha-Seong Kim](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/4089862/ha-seong-kim) to hit a harmless fly ball for the final out. The next batter, Myers, scorched a 100 mph one-hopper to the right side, but Dodgers second baseman [Gavin Lux](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/40423/gavin-lux) fielded it cleanly and started an inning-ending double play. Phillips was used in the most stressful juncture of the game, regardless of the inning. Then [Brusdar Graterol](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/40965/brusdar-graterol), the most famous among them largely because of his nickname ("Bazooka"). "Everybody in this group has that belief and that confidence that any one of us can close out a game," Graterol added. And then [Chris Martin](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32903/chris-martin), whose acquisition from the [Chicago Cubs](/mlb/team/_/name/chc/chicago-cubs) in late July barely made headlines. The Dodgers, historically dominant throughout the regular season, entered these playoffs without an established closer and armed with a complex, versatile, largely mysterious pitching plan to combat that.

The Dodgers lead the best-of-five NLDS 1-0 over the Padres -- here's how to watch Game 2.

It looked like this would be a boat race again in Game 1, with the Dodgers jumping out to a 5-0 lead. Until the Padres have proven otherwise, the Dodgers own them. The Dodgers will prevail again. He faced the Padres twice this year and posted a 0.75 ERA and 0.75 WHIP in 12 innings. A narrative that Kershaw can't pitch in the playoffs exists. He was very good in the regular season, suppressing runs, approaching 200 innings and striking out more than a batter per inning. Overall, though, his postseason numbers are much worse than his career numbers in the regular season, so that narrative isn't from out of nowhere. [Los Angeles Dodgers](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/LAD/los-angeles-dodgers/) took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five NLDS by virtue of a win in Game 1 on Tuesday night. Now, let's get to the important stuff for Game 2. He was brilliant in the Wild Card Series against the Mets, allowing just one run on six hits in seven innings of work. [San Diego Padres](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/SD/san-diego-padres/), as such, came into this one as heavy underdogs. This time around, the Dodgers were one of the best teams regular-season teams in baseball history, winning 111 games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their dominance over the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers took the lead in the first inning, let the Padres hang around, and won ...

“They did a good job battling, getting those runs early and putting us in a good spot to win.” The bullpen never permitted a hit to the 19 Dodgers’ batters they faced, retiring the final 14 batters. “I think everybody is pretty eager to get back out here again.” Manny Machado got aboard on a dribbler down the third base line that barely stayed fair. Juan Soto led off the sixth with a walk. The Dodgers took the lead in the first inning, let the Padres hang around, and won 5-3 in a game that wound up closer than the Dodgers envisioned in front of a sellout crowd of 52,407 at Dodger Stadium.

Going into October without a defined closer might look from afar like cause for concern. That wasn't the case in Game 1 against the Padres.

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[Nick Castellanos](https://theathletic.com/mlb/player/nick-castellanos-fdWvKnNY31X4x4W1/), adrift all season, [finally found his spot, too](https://theathletic.com/3682355/2022/10/11/phillies-castellanos-nlds-braves/). [Phillies](https://theathletic.com/mlb/team/phillies/) might have the juice, actually. [They didn’t](https://theathletic.com/3681830/2022/10/11/phillies-braves-game-one-pitching/), and suddenly they’re two wins away from the NLCS. [Padres](https://theathletic.com/mlb/team/padres/) to go up 1-0 in the NLDS, despite multiple opportunities late for the Padres to tie it. [Dodgers](https://theathletic.com/mlb/team/dodgers/) survive Game 1 [Yordan Alvarez](https://theathletic.com/mlb/player/yordan-alvarez-O3WCvbbxvFoYfsTk/) at the end of the day today.

LOS ÁNGELES -- Los Angeles Dodgers se llevaron el primer juego de la Serie Divisional de la Liga Nacional ante los San Diego Padres, con el triunfo 5 ...

El trabajo que uno hizo y que los demás compañeros hicieron siento que fue parte de para la victoria y eso es lo que importa”, agregó Urías. “Como abridores obviamente queremos llegar lejos al juego, pero también sabemos que si quedamos un poco cortos tenemos ese apoyo del bullpen, la verdad hacen tremendo trabajo como ya lo vieron esta noche y lo van a seguir viendo toda la serie. Fue parte de esa emoción y estoy contento de que haya podido hacer el trabajo”, dijo Julio Urías al término del juego. Fue la primera vez en la carrera de 22 partidos previos de postemporada para Urías, que fue el abridor en un Juego 1 de una Serie de Playoffs. Es la primera vez desde hace tres meses que Julio permite tres carreras en un juego. “Es la postemporada y cada lanzamiento y cada turno importa.

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers continued their season-long dominance over the division-rival Padres with a 5-3 win in Game 1 of the National League Division ...

Follow him on Twitter [@ajcassavell](https://twitter.com/ajcassavell). Follow him on Twitter [@RhettBollinger](https://twitter.com/RhettBollinger) and [AJ Cassavell](mailto:[email protected]) covers the Padres for MLB.com. In Division Series with the current 2-2-1 format, teams winning Game 1 at their home ballparks have advanced 34 of 47 times (72%). Dodgers: Turner was the offensive hero in Game 1, going 2-for-4 with a homer. But the Padres’ DH platoon of Bell and Drury has combined to go just 3-for-21 this postseason. The bottom of the San Diego order has mostly been excellent, with Kim and Nola also contributing lately. Los Angeles should be in a good spot with its bullpen, though Alex Vesia could be the only pitcher unavailable after going 1 2/3 innings in Game 1. Dodgers: Not much will change in the Dodgers’ lineup. Kershaw was stellar against the Padres this season, going 1-0 with a 0.75 ERA in two starts against the division rivals. Padres right-hander Mike Clevinger struggled, but San Diego’s bullpen combined to throw 5 1/3 hitless innings. Darvish has been the Padres’ most reliable starter all season and, in his last start at Dodger Stadium, he pitched seven scoreless, while making a bit of history, as he recorded his 3,000th career strikeout between Japan and MLB. And Darvish, who had strong numbers against the Dodgers in the regular season with a 2.52 ERA in four starts, is hoping to even the five-game series before it heads back to San Diego for Game 3 on Friday.

Built and rebuilt (and rebuilt again) to compete with “the dragon up the freeway,” San Diego believes its frustration could melt away — it just has to win ...

Two years later, as the Padres continue chasing the Dodgers, Clevinger is playing a big role in two playoff series. “That’s probably the funnest part of the night, to be honest,” Clevinger said of the roaring atmosphere. The Dodgers swept the Padres in three games and Clevinger wound up having Tommy John surgery that November. After beating the Mets in Citi Field and now playing in Dodger Stadium, the Padres certainly have seen what October life is like on the other side. But four Padres relievers combined to throw five and a third scoreless innings, setting down the last 14 Dodgers in a row. Instead, the Dodgers scored twice before the Padres even had a hit — then tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the third. No moral victories, but the latter part of the game was better than the first part for us.” One side’s lot in life is to play the foil. in that World Series and was subjected to ugly boos and catcalls by the end of it, said through a translator at Dodger Stadium. No matter that the Dodgers won 14 of 19 against the Padres this year, outscored them cumulatively, 109-47, and finished 22 games in front of them in the N.L. So six pitches into the bottom of the first in Game 1, shortstop Trea Turner creamed a meaty Clevinger fastball, depositing it over the left field fence. He called Dodger Stadium home for half a season after Los Angeles acquired him from Texas at the trade deadline in 2017.

Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts, for the 71st time in running 78 postseason games, yanked his starter without letting him throw 100 pitches. Julio Urias, his ...

Truffaut was one of the founders of the French New Wave in cinema. The disadvantage of having to play three wild-card games caught up to the Padres. This is how Dodgers-Padres games tend to end up, as well as postseason games managed by Roberts. In their last 17 games against the Padres at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers are 15–2 while outscoring San Diego 101-44. They are 15–5 against San Diego this year, 76–33 over the past six years. To give you an idea of how seriously the Dodgers take these decisions, Lehmann’s title is Game Planning and Communications coach. So good are the Dodgers, they are playing not just to win the World Series but also to be coronated as one of the greatest teams ever. The manager then deployed four relievers who combined for four shutout innings to preserve a 5–3 Dodgers win over the [Padres](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/san-diego-padres) on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. Roberts and the Dodgers are turning baseball upside down. In between, Roberts used lefthander Alex Vesia, a high fastball savant, and righthander Brusdar Graterol, a power sinkerballer who threw one pitch, which Machado hit into the teeth of rain and wind in left field for a dramatic out. [Dodger](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/los-angeles-dodgers) October postmodern script is familiar: pull the starting pitcher as the lineup turns over a third time and match up a cadre of relievers against certain “runways” of hitters in the opposing lineup. Imagine if Truffaut were around to watch Tik Tok videos and you get a sense of how much playoff baseball has changed.

Following their victory the last time out, the Dodgers try and go up 2-0 when they meet the Padres in NLDS Game 2 on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

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With what's transpired over the last year and change, the Dodgers can now add building a dominant bullpen out of spare parts to their list of ...

Vesia entered in the seventh and retired five of the six batters he faced, including a critical strikeout of [Austin Nola](/players/88183/austin-nola/) as a tying run at the plate to end the seventh. “They (the Dodgers) do a good job of getting us prepared for each situation that we're called upon for. I think you saw it drawn up that way tonight, and I think you'll continue to see it go that way.” I feel very fortunate to just be a part of a winning culture. [Dave Roberts](/players/24575/dave-roberts/) said of Phillips and Vesia specifically. Phillips honed his slider into one of baseball’s most dominant pitches and added a cutter that overwhelmed lefties. Instead, the Dodgers saw something in both. Phillips, 28, posted a 1.14 ERA in 64 appearances, the lowest ERA in the majors among qualified relievers. Vesia was a 17th-round pick from Division II Cal State East Bay whom the Marlins quickly traded after he got rocked in his big league debut. Both Phillips and Vesia have allowed only one run in their last 28 appearances including the postseason. They did it with pitchers like [Evan Phillips](/players/9053/evan-phillips/) and [Alex Vesia](/players/101397/alex-vesia/), two 17th-round draft picks from small colleges deemed expendable by some of baseball’s worst teams. Their unparalleled ability to draft and develop, for one.

The Dodgers seemed to be running toward a blowout win over the Padres before San Diego made things interesting. Here are four takeaways from NLDS Game 1.

We were able to get some chase and make good pitches in the zone.” “They attacked, they threw the breaking ball for strikes, fastballs in good locations, and they were ahead in the count,” Nola said. There wasn’t a whole lot of pitches over the plate for us to hit.” The left-hander went 8-9 with a 4.96 ERA and gave up 29 homers in 30 games this season. Freddie Freeman drew a one-out walk off Padres reliever Steven Wilson in the fourth inning. “We’re going to bring our A game [Wednesday] and get after it the best we can.” “I think we all just value each other as teammates, we value each other as a bullpen unit. These Dodgers relievers, most of whom are not household names, seem to thrive on the spontaneity. The momentum had shifted a little bit, and then we got it back. Sean Manaea would be an option for Game 5, but not a good one. “I loved it, but we could see something completely different [Wednesday night], and I don’t want to show my hand too much,” Roberts said. So the double play and getting out of that jam was big.

Chris Martin, 36, notched his first postseason save in the Dodgers' win Tuesday. His journey included two years in Japan as Shohei Ohtani's teammate.

In the late hours of Tuesday night, Martin had a ball for his first postseason save. He pitched two full seasons with the Nippon Ham Fighters, with a 1.07 ERA the first year and a 1.16 ERA the next. I was a little bit older, and I understood the situation I was in.” In the absence of Kimbrel, the Dodgers are all about the matchups, and the analytics. He signed his first contract with a major league organization at 24 and made his major league debut at 27. In 2016, Ohtani hit .322, with 22 home runs and posted a 1.86 ERA. That was not the role the Dodgers envisioned for him when they traded for him. Martin was drafted twice but did not sign, then hurt his shoulder, worked at Lowe’s and UPS, and eventually landed a spot on the independent Grand Prairie AirHogs in Texas. Never really contemplated the ninth at that point, but he’s come in and fit in extremely well with our group and thrived.” At the trade deadline, the Dodgers and San Diego Padres each acquired a reliever. Martin said Josh Bard, the Dodgers’ bullpen coach, helps each reliever see the most likely spots for him in each game. To great fanfare, the Padres got Josh Hader, a four-time All-Star.

LOS ÁNGELES – Los Dodgers continuaron su dominio en el año ante sus rivales de San Diego, venciéndolos 5-3 en el Juego 1 de la Serie Divisional de la Liga ...

Eso y más es lo que esperan los Padres el miércoles. Dodgers: Los Dodgers utilizaron bastante a su bullpen en el Juego 1, pero no hay razones para pensar que harán algo diferente el miércoles. Dodgers: Luego de lesionarse antes de las postemporada del 2021, Kershaw (12-3, EFE de 2.28) tendrá la oportunidad de elevar a los Dodgers en el Juego 2 ante los Padres. Dodgers: No hay mucho que cambiar en la alineación de los Dodgers. Padres: Wil Myers abrió el juego del martes, pero sus números ante Kershaw podrían dejarlo fuera del juego del miércoles, mientras que los Padres podrían optar por el ambidiestro Josh Bell en su lugar. ET (5:37 p.m. El Juego 2 comienza a las 8:37 p.m. “Sólo tenemos que continuar ese momento mañana”, dijo el antesalista de los Padres, Manny Machado. Y Darvish, quien dejó sólidos números ante los Dodgers en la temporada regular (2.52 en cuatro aperturas), intentará igualar la serie al mejor de cinco. “Todos quieren hablar de las probabilidades tras ganar o perder este juego”, dijo el campocorto de los Dodgers, Trea Turner. El derecho de los Padres, Mike Clevinger, tuvo problemas abriendo el choque, pero el bullpen de San Diego se combinó para 5.1 tramos sin permitir hits. Ahora, todo está listo para el segundo duelo, que contará con un choque entre ases veteranos en la loma; Clayton Kershaw y Yu Darvish.

Manager Dave Roberts explained the decision to leave Craig Kimbrel off the Los Angeles Dodgers postseason roster for the 2022 NLDS.

Be sure to ring the notification bell to watch player interviews, participate in shows and giveaways, and stay up to date on all Dodgers news and rumors! A lot of good players that are just not afraid of the moment. He accepted the role of getting out of the closer’s role as a professional and was hoping and looking forward to an opportunity here in the DS. “I can’t say enough about the character of Craig Kimbrel because, as a potential Hall of Famer, that’s not an easy conversation. Without Kimbrel on the team, the Dodgers’ bullpen doesn’t have much experience closing out games, and even less in save opportunities on the biggest stage. “It was a tough conversation,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said of leaving Kimbrel off the NLDS roster.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The well-rested Los Angeles Dodgers raced out to a big lead early and hung on against the upstart San Diego Padres.

RH Yu Darvish, who had a 3.10 ERA in the regular season, starts Game 2 for the Padres. The wind picked up in the last couple innings, with the center-field flags blowing straight out. I’ll probably talk to him after the series is over and in the offseason.” The right-hander struck out three and walked two. Turner and Soto greeted each other briefly before the game. Bellinger was called back to the plate and Muncy returned to third. I’m coming across the bag, so he has to make a good throw to me as well. Gavin Lux doubled to the right-field corner with two outs, driving in Smith and chasing Mike Clevinger. “They did a good job battling, getting those runs early and putting us in a good spot to win.” The Dodgers hadn’t played a must-win game since mid-June before running away with the division. Los Angeles dominated in the regular season, owning a 14-5 advantage and outscoring San Diego 109-47. Choking up, Cody Bellinger initially was thought to have been hit by a pitch and took first base as Muncy was forced in.