The Union-Tribune talks to Cortes about his road to the big leagues, love of fishing and becoming a first-time father ...

Nestor Cortes gave up three homers in the first inning while pitching for the Padres on Aug. 18, and ... that sounds familiar ...

Under-pressure Dodgers will look to level the series when they face Padres in Game 2 on Saturday at Petco Park.

Ahead of their three-game clash for the NL West lead, here are three predictions based on the matchup between the Dodgers and ...

The Dodgers are favored (-142 on the moneyline to win) when they visit the Padres (+119). The starting pitchers are Tyler ...

The Dodgers (73-56) mustered only three hits on the night (two of those were in the ninth inning) to waste a solid start from ...

Done in by early homers ...

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres will try to keep their four-game home win streak intact when they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. San Diego has a 42-21 record at home and a 73-56 record overall.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts praises Blake Snell after tough loss to the San Diego Padres in an NL West clash at ...

Heliot Ramos, Rafael Devers and Wilmer Flores homered off Nestor Cortes in the first inning and the San Francisco Giants beat ...

Padres grind out close win; reins are still on Yu Darvish; Ryan O’Hearn and Gavin Sheets continue to perform against ...

When they swept the San Diego Padres last weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers rendered their vaunted bullpen mostly useless.