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The Dodgers and Padres squared off this week in their first of four 2025 regular-season series and the first rematch since the Southern California foes faced off in last year’s NLDS. With the Dodgers holding a one-game lead on both the Padres and Giants atop the NL West entering the series, the stakes were readily apparent.

May, Hernandez comes through with a three-run home run in the sixth inning and the Dodgers’ bullpen protects the lead in a 5-2 win.