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It’s Friday, June 20 and the Royals (37-38) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (40-34). Michael Lorenzen is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Nick Pivetta for San Diego.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting another starting pitcher off of their injured list against the San Diego Padres.

Hours after off-the-field tensions related to recent immigration crackdowns encroached on Dodger Stadium on Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers engaged in on-the-field tensions with the San Diego Padres,

Xander Bogaerts had a second-inning home run among his four hits and the visiting San Diego Padres earned a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep in a series that saw tempers reach a boiling point.

Major League Baseball on Friday announced suspensions for Thursday’s scuffle between the Padres and Dodgers. Padres pitcher Robert Suarez has been issued a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for intentionally hitting Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani with a pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning of Thursday night’s game at Dodger Stadium.