May, Hernandez comes through with a three-run home run in the sixth inning and the Dodgers’ bullpen protects the lead in a 5-2 win.

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.

Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani could be returning to the pitching rotation sooner rather than later, according to the latest projection.

For the first time since Shohei Ohtani put on a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform, it finally feels like his return to pitching is close. On Tuesday, Ohtani took a major step in his recovery, throwing a three inning simulated game against minor leaguers at Petco Park ahead of the Dodgers' second game of their series against the San Diego Padres.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts provided a new update on megastar Shohei Ohtani's pitching return as the team deals with several pitching injuries. On Tuesday, before the Dodgers' second game of their series against the San Diego Padres,

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Mike Shildt had a plan. The Padres manager pulled his starting pitcher in the fifth inning and began playing the matchup game. It worked for only a short time. Teoscar Hernandez’s tie-breaking three-run homer in the sixth inning against Jeremiah Estrada,