Los Angeles Dodgers

Juan Soto’s first full series in a San Diego uniform didn’t go as planned. On Sunday night, the Padres were swept by the Dodgers, dropping San Diego’s season record to 2-8 when facing their division rivals. Soto, the man behind the biggest midseason trade in recent history, was…

8th straight win for LA The Dodgers got two home runs by Cody Bellinger, two RBI singles from Freddie Freeman, and seven scoreless innings from Tyler Anderson to sweep away the Padres on Sunday night at Dodger Stadium.

Bellinger homers twice, Anderson goes 7 scoreless for LA Padres owner Peter Seidler was interviewed during the ESPN ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ broadcast, saying of the Dodgers, “They’re the dragon up the freeway that we’re trying to slay.” San Diego made incredible strides in roster building this week and in recent years, which should help the Padres both in this postseason…

The Dodgers go for a weekend sweep of the Padres, and an eighth straight win overall. This is the first of two ESPN ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ matchups between these two teams over the next five Sundays. Game info Teams: Dodgers (74-33) vs. Padres (61-49) Pitchers: Tyler Anderson vs. Yu Darvish Location: Dodger Stadium Time: 4:08 p.m. PT TV: ESPN

The Dodgers announced that right-hander Yency Almonte has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow tightness. In the corresponding move, righty Andre Jackson was called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Almonte will get an MRI to investigate the injury, manager Dave Roberts told The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya (Twitter links) and other reporters. On the plus side,…