While Los Angeles looks to string together nine innings without a true starter, the Padres hope that right-hander Dylan Cease (1-5, 4.72) can win for the first time since April 2. Cease took a 3-2 road loss Thursday against the San Francisco Giants, permitting five hits and three runs in five innings with three walks and seven strikeouts.

That changes on Monday when the Dodgers and Padres finally meet. As all Dodger fans well know, the NLDS last year ended with the Dodgers pitching staff holding the Padres scoreless over the last 24 innings of the series, and the Dodgers coming back from a 2-1 deficit to advance to the NLCS.

Padres fans might not have liked what they saw from the team over the winter, but the team is proving resilient so far in its battle with the Dodgers atop the division.

Robbie Ray struck out nine in seven innings and became the National League’s first eight-game winner as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 3-2.

Five pitchers work team’s MLB-leading 11th shutout victory; Luis Arraez drives in first run with a single; Manny Machado hits another homer

The San Diego Padres are about to face the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time since their memorable NL Division Series matchup

Manny Machado hit the 350th home run of his MLB career in the Padres' showdown with the Giants on Thursday, becoming the 10th third baseman to achieve the feat.

Padres play a certain type of way with the purpose of it mattering when it matters most; Manny Machado hits his 351st home run