Dylan Cease had a terrible outing, walking 6 in a loss to the Dodgers that dropped the Padres out of 1st place in the National League West.

After taking down the Padres and winning the season series on Saturday night, the Dodgers retake possession of first place in the NL West.

The Padres have not been alone in first place since April, and have not been in first place this late in the season since 2010, and yet they lead the Dodgers by one game.

The San Diego Padres have taken sole possession of the NL West heading into their showdown with the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend. Mookie Betts joins the show. The Good, The Bad and The Uggla has burgers, bets and a Bob. Jake and Jordan discuss all of this and more to close out your week on Baseball Bar-B-Cast.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have dealt with plenty of injuries this season, along with stretches on the schedule with play below expectations, and yet something about the San Diego Padres brings out the best in the World Series champions.

A solid effort by Blake Snell coupled by several Padres mistakes allow the Dodgers to take a 6-0 win and sole possession of first place in the NL West.

Darvish hasn't needed his bat since the National League adopted the designated hitter rule permanently in 2022. But he still warms up left-handed on occasion, as evidenced by this video posted to Twitter/X on Tuesday by Padres pitching coach Ruben Niebla:

The San Diego Padres took a different route at the trade deadline, trading top prospects in their quest to catch the Dodgers.

The San Diego Padres were aggressive buyers at the 2025 MLB trade deadline, landing a cast of players that plugged holes at every position of need, while also improving a strength. At the time of these trades,

After Clayton Kershaw led the Dodgers to a huge win over the Padres on Friday night, Alexis Diaz came in to shut the door.