Nestor Cortes took a perfect game into the sixth inning and combined with three relievers on a two-hitter as the San Diego Padres reclaimed the NL West lead with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

The Padres are an underdog (+118 moneyline odds) when they take on the Dodgers (-139). The Dodgers will start Tyler Glasnow (1-1) against the Padres and Nestor Cortes (1-2). These clubs play again after the Padres' 2-1 victory over the Dodgers yesterday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are in the midst of the tightest divisional race in MLB this year as they enter Saturday, Aug. 23, tied for the National League West l

Shohei Ohtani had a little fun with a heckler during Sunday’s 8-2 win over the Padres. A fan sitting near the Dodgers’ dugout had been giving the star a hard time during the course of the game at Petco Park. So when Ohtani hit a ninth-inning solo home run to extend Los Angeles’ lead to six, he made sure to let the fan have it right back.

A heckler next to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ dugout spent his entire Sunday giving an earful to the visitors, including a nonstop barrage of digs and chirps at Shohei Ohtani for his hitless performance in a portentous weekend series against the San Diego Padres.