Los Angeles' playoff disappointments in 2022 and 2023 were shocking. Both the Padres and Diamondbacks were significant underdogs, yet the Dodgers won a combined one game between the two series. The front office still stood by manager Dave Roberts.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres are locked in a tight battle in the NLDS. The Dodgers won a tightly contested Game 1 at home before the Padres answered with six home runs on their way to a 10-2 blowout win in Game 2, and now the two bitter rivals are locked at one game apiece.

Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts says it was “bothersome” that a ball San Diego third baseman Manny Machado threw into the Dodgers dugout seemed intended for him during the Padres’ 10-2 win in Game 2 of their NL Division Series.