Monday night at Petco Park will bring a rematch of the sport's defending champions and the challenger that came closest to ousting them.

The Padres scored their first six runs against Dustin May, who finished five innings. He took six pitches to get through the fourth and stranded a runner at second in the fifth. The Padres went down in order against Anthony Banda in the next two innings.

The top of the Padres' lineup is a formidable gauntlet, but rookie right-hander Ben Casparius handled it just fine. He opened the Dodgers' 5-2 victory on Wednesday afternoon by sending the first three batters down in order,

The Dodgers will use a bullpen game against Dylan Cease at Petco Park in San Diego, just like the 2024 NLDS Game 4.

Freddie Freeman ties Al Oliver on MLB all-time doubles list as Dodgers take early lead vs. Padres in a key NL West matchup.

Here’s all you need to know about the Dodgers vs. Padres game 3, TV channel, streaming options, starting pitchers, and more.

Manager Dave Roberts called the 2024 NLDS "the real World Series", after the Dodgers went on to beat both the Mets and the Yankees pretty handily in the next two series. The 2025 rematch begins today.

On Tuesday night at Petco Park, the Dodgers could have used one. In recent years, the club has punted on plenty of games in the interest of protecting their often injury-riddled and shorthanded pitching staffs.