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Padres option out Randy Vasquez a day after bulk relief work, giving the Padres a nine-man bullpen until they need a fifth starter again
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.
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.
Will Smith's defense helped the Dodgers reclaim the division lead with a dominant 6-0 win over the Padres Saturday.
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:
After Clayton Kershaw led the Dodgers to a huge win over the Padres on Friday night, Alexis Diaz came in to shut the door.