Dodgers' Dave Roberts Sends Concerning Freddie Freeman Message After Padres Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The Dodgers and Padres are among MLB's top World Series contenders, and it feels like the postseason each time the rivals meet.

At 40-27, the Dodgers lead the NL West, but by only 1 ½ games over the San Francisco Giants. It's a one-game lead in the loss column. The Dodgers started the season 8-0, their best start since moving to Los Angeles in 1958, but are 32-27 since. They're 16-16 in their last 32 games. That's not bad, but it is a month-long stretch of mediocre ball.

The Padres leveled the series last night with an 11-1 win. Dyland Cease was dominant on the mound yesterday. He pitched 7.0 shutout innings with 11 strikeouts on just three hits. Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.

Despite the pitching struggles, Dave Roberts remains a calm influence on his players and has the Dodgers in position to win the West again.

Dodgers’ Muncy Makes It Clear He Wants To Retire in Los Angeles originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Since joining the Dodgers in 2018 after spending 2015 and 2016 with the Oakland Athletics, Muncy has transformed into an elite power hitter and two-time World Series champion.

In a recent article, former MLB GM Jim Bowden paired the Tampa Bay Rays and Dodgers as potential trade partners. In his piece for The Athletic, Bowden floated Dodgers’ top prospect, Dalton Rushing ( MLB Pipeline’s no. 15 prospect ), as a potential target for the Rays.

Dave Roberts had already began to punt Tuesday’s game before utilityman Kike Hernandez jogged to the mound of an 8-0 game with two outs in the sixth inning. The frame began with Miguel Rojas replacing Teoscar Hernandez and Hyeseong Kim replacing Mookie Betts in a five-run game.