Padres edge Dodgers, move closer to postseason berth

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Manny Machado homered and drove in three runs, and the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at Dodger Stadium. Bradgley Rodriguez earned the win in relief, allowing one hit and striking out three over two scoreless innings. Robbie Ray started and worked 3 1/3 innings, yielding one earned run on seven hits with one walk and two strikeouts. Yuki Matsui, Mason Miller, David Morgan and Adrian Morejon combined for scoreless relief. Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the loss for Los Angeles, giving up two earned runs on five hits over six innings with one walk and four strikeouts. In the fifth, Ethan Salas scored on a throwing error, and Fernando Tatis Jr. scored on Machado’s sacrifice fly. Freddy Fermin added an RBI single in the ninth. San Diego improved to 88-70, while Los Angeles fell to 97-61. Attendance at Dodger Stadium was 48,201, and the game lasted 3 hours, 5 minutes.