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

At Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers (three consecutive victories) play the San Diego Padres at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers are favored (-216 moneyline odds to win) when they host the Padres (+177). The Padres will give the start to Randy Vasquez (3-4, 4.87), but the Dodgers' starter has yet to be announced for this game.

Shohei Ohtani is going to be the starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night against San Diego, 21 months after the two-way star had elbow surgery.

Before Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's pitching debut, Padres manager Mike Shildt channeled his inner Ric Flair when discussing the situation.

Shohei Ohtani allowed an early run in his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but quickly made up for it with two clutch hits and a pair of RBIs in a 6-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.

The Los Angeles Dodgers sparked a frenzy Sunday evening announcing two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani will make his long-awaited first start from the mound in Dodger blue on Monday night.

Tanner Scott delivers clutch extra-innings save vs. Padres as Dodgers edge NL West rival behind key bullpen performance.

The Los Angeles Dodgers play against the San Diego Padres in an MLB game today. Fans can watch this game for free online.

It will be another night of full energy when the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers clash again Tuesday as the National League West rivals continue a run of seven games against each other in 11 days.