Dodgers at Padres preview

SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet Wednesday night at PETCO Park with first place in the National League West on the line.

Los Angeles (29-19) trails San Diego (29-18) by one game. The Padres have won two straight in this series, including a 1-0 shutout Monday.

Right-hander Randy Vásquez (5-1, 2.84 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Dodgers. Vásquez has won his past four decisions. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani (3-2, 3.10 ERA) is also listed as a probable pitcher for Los Angeles, though Ohtani served as the designated hitter in Monday’s game, going 2-for-3.

The Padres have not announced a starting pitcher.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is a player to watch for the Dodgers. Yamamoto (3-3) took the loss Monday against San Diego despite allowing one earned run over seven innings with eight strikeouts. He has 20 strikeouts over his past two starts.

Michael King is a player to watch for San Diego. King (3-2) earned the win Monday against the Dodgers, tossing seven scoreless innings with nine strikeouts. He has not allowed a run in 12 2/3 innings over his past two starts.

The Padres have won eight of their past 10 games. The Dodgers have won five of their past 10.

Los Angeles is installed as a minus-1.5 favorite. The over/under is 7 runs. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 6-4 Padres win.

Ohtani is 3-for-6 with a double in the series. Miguel Andujar homered and drove in the only run in Monday’s Padres win.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. PDT.