After clinching a series win over the Colorado Rockies and picking up ground in the National League West, the Los Angeles Dodgers now host the San Diego Padres for the first of a three-game set. They have won six of their last seven games, so they hope to carry that momentum into the weekend series.
Ross Stripling makes his fifth start of the season and looks to build on an impressive start over the Washington Nationals. He logged six innings of one-run ball and struck out nine in what was his first victory of the season.
Stripling enters with a solid 2.