The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 6-3 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday. Shohei Ohtani made his pitching debut for the Dodgers, where he threw 28 pitches in the first inning.

Machado even admitted that Pages is playing well in 2025. However, the Dodgers have future Hall of Famers on the roster such as Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman.

"Yeah, it changed quite a bit," Ohtani told the Japanese media, according to a translation from DodgersBeat. "My arm slot dropped, and that was mainly due to better coordination with my lower body. At this stage, we felt that lowering the angle would give us the best results, so it happened naturally."

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt shared his honest opinion on facing Shohei Ohtani as the Japanese made his highly anticipated return to the mound on Monday.

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The San Diego Padres are considered buyers as they are currently in a Wild Card spot and two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres faced each other this week for the first time since the 2024 National League Division Series. Matchups between the teams have taken on added significance over recent years,

Teoscar Hernández broke a sixth-inning tie with a three-run homer and Michael Conforto also went deep for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 to take two of three games in the first series this season between the NL West rivals.