Shohei Ohtani silenced a heckler with his 45th homer as Dodgers beat Padres 8-2, tying for the NL West lead with 31 games remaining.

Shohei Ohtani had a little fun with a heckler during Sunday’s 8-2 win over the Padres. A fan sitting near the Dodgers’ dugout had been giving the star a hard time during the course of the game at Petco Park. So when Ohtani hit a ninth-inning solo home run to extend Los Angeles’ lead to six, he made sure to let the fan have it right back.

Roberts has had one-on-one conversations with hitters rather than a full team meeting, trying to get a message across about taking better at-bats.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are tied with the San Diego Padres in the National League West, and they have everything to play for going forward.

The Dodgers' offense disappeared for a second straight game as the Padres won 5-1 and fans directed their disgust at LA's manager.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are in the midst of the tightest divisional race in MLB this year as they enter Saturday, Aug. 23, tied for the National League West l

The Padres are an underdog (+118 moneyline odds) when they take on the Dodgers (-139). The Dodgers will start Tyler Glasnow (1-1) against the Padres and Nestor Cortes (1-2). These clubs play again after the Padres' 2-1 victory over the Dodgers yesterday.

Nestor Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning and combined with three relievers on a two-hitter as the San Diego Padres reclaimed the NL West lead with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.