San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers — Mar 21, 2026 | AI Prediction & Stats
San Diego Padres
2-4
Finished
3
:
4
Los Angeles Dodgers
4-2
Scoreboard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Padres
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
|
Dodgers
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 10 | 0 |
AI PREDICTIONNeural Network Forecast
AI| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Padres
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|
Dodgers
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
A marquee pitching matchup headlines this contest: Shohei Ohtani makes his regular-season Dodger debut opposite Joe Musgrove. Ohtani’s upper-90s velocity and splitter looked mid-season sharp in his final spring outing, so expect early swings-and-misses; the Padres scrape across only a third-inning run on a Soto walk and Machado double. Musgrove keeps the ball on the ground but the top of the Dodger order—Betts, Freeman, Smith—jumps him for two quick runs in the first and adds a solo shot by Freeman in the third.
Los Angeles’ depth advantage shows in the middle frames. A fifth-inning RBI single from Lux pushes the lead to 4-1, and when Musgrove exits after six, a fatigued San Diego bullpen surrenders two more in the eighth on a Betts double. The Padres pull closer with solo tallies off Ohtani’s lone mistake to Tatis in the sixth and a late Machado homer off Hudson in the eighth, but Brusdar Graterol and Evan Phillips lock down the final four outs without drama.
The Dodgers’ superior run prevention (league-best 3.95 ERA last season) and revamped lineup provide just enough cushion, while San Diego’s offense continues to lean on the long ball yet struggles to string hits against elite pitching. Los Angeles opens 2026 with a statement win, maintaining its early grip on the division.
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Season Comparison
Padres
STAT
Dodgers
2-4
Record
4-2
33.3%
Win %
66.7%
.333
PCT
.667
19
Runs For
23
26
Runs Against
17
6
Games Played
6
WLLWL
Form
LWLWW
Head to Head
2
3
Feb 22
Dodgers
5 - 1
Padres
Aug 24
Dodgers
8 - 2
Padres
Aug 24
Dodgers
1 - 5
Padres
Aug 23
Dodgers
1 - 2
Padres
Aug 17
Padres
4 - 5
Dodgers
Padres Recent
Apr 1
vs Giants
1-7
W
Apr 1
vs Giants
9-3
L
Mar 31
vs Giants
3-2
L
Mar 29
vs Tigers
0-3
W
Mar 28
vs Tigers
5-2
L
Dodgers Recent
Apr 2
vs Guardians
4-1
L
Apr 1
vs Guardians
1-4
W
Mar 31
vs Guardians
4-2
L
Mar 29
vs Diamondbacks
2-3
W
Mar 28
vs Diamondbacks
4-5
W
Lineups
AWAY ROSTER
Ty France
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB3
Jake Cronenworth
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H4
AB21
Manny Machado
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H5
AB19
Freddy Fermin
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H1
AB14
Luis Campusano
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB5
Bryce Johnson
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H1
AB4
Jackson Merrill
AVG-
HR1
RBI4
OBP-
H5
AB23
Gavin Sheets
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H3
AB17
Miguel Andujar
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H2
AB12
Adrian Morejon
ERA2.45
W-L0-0
SO2
Bradgley Rodriguez
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO4
David Morgan
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO4
Germán Márquez
ERA12.00
W-L0-1
SO1
Jeremiah Estrada
ERA13.50
W-L0-1
SO6
Kyle Hart
ERA8.31
W-L0-0
SO5
Mason Miller
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO5
Michael King
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO6
Nick Pivetta
ERA6.75
W-L1-1
SO12
Randy Vásquez
ERA0.00
W-L1-0
SO8
Ron Marinaccio
ERA4.50
W-L0-0
SO4
Walker Buehler
ERA6.75
W-L0-1
SO3
Wandy Peralta
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO0
Yu Darvish
ERA-
W-L---
SO-
Fernando Tatis Jr.
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H5
AB21
Nick Castellanos
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H2
AB12
Ramón Laureano
AVG-
HR2
RBI4
OBP-
H7
AB18
Xander Bogaerts
AVG-
HR0
RBI3
OBP-
H4
AB24
HOME ROSTER
Freddie Freeman
AVG-
HR1
RBI3
OBP-
H5
AB24
Miguel Rojas
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H4
AB11
Max Muncy
AVG-
HR1
RBI1
OBP-
H4
AB14
Santiago Espinal
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB2
Dalton Rushing
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H1
AB2
Will Smith
AVG-
HR2
RBI5
OBP-
H4
AB20
Andy Pages
AVG-
HR1
RBI5
OBP-
H9
AB21
Alex Vesia
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO1
Ben Casparius
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO1
Blake Treinen
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO2
Edgardo Henriquez
ERA0.00
W-L1-0
SO1
Edwin Díaz
ERA3.00
W-L0-0
SO4
Emmet Sheehan
ERA10.80
W-L0-0
SO6
Jack Dreyer
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO2
Justin Wrobleski
ERA6.75
W-L0-0
SO2
Roki Sasaki
ERA2.25
W-L0-1
SO4
Tanner Scott
ERA3.37
W-L0-0
SO4
Tyler Glasnow
ERA3.00
W-L0-0
SO6
Will Klein
ERA2.45
W-L1-0
SO3
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
ERA3.00
W-L1-1
SO8
Alex Call
AVG-
HR-
RBI-
OBP-
H-
AB-
Kyle Tucker
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H4
AB23
Teoscar Hernández
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H5
AB21
Alex Freeland
AVG-
HR1
RBI1
OBP-
H2
AB8
Mookie Betts
AVG-
HR1
RBI5
OBP-
H3
AB22
Shohei Ohtani
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H3
AB18
