The Los Angeles Dodgers, on a three-game home winning streak, host the San Diego Padres. Los Angeles is 44-29 overall and 26-12 in home games. The Dodgers have a 28-8 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Pretty much every seat except those in the far reaches of the upper deck were filled. In the lower bowl, almost everyone stood. The first pitch from the mound was cheered. The first warmup pitch. Shohei Ohtani pitching for the first time since before his September 2023 Tommy John surgery — and pitching for the first time with the Dodgers — made Dodger Stadium the center of the