It's a shame the Dodgers and Padres won't end the regular season against one another because the NL West title could still be in play 31 games from now.

Rookie infielder Alex Freeland provided all of the Dodgers' offense with his first career home run in a 2-1 loss to the Padres Friday.

The Dodgers are up against the Padres in a crucial series and Dave Roberts made a crucial announcement before the game.

Los Angeles Dodgers veteran Mookie Betts is staying at shortstop for now as Dave Roberts confirmed he's not quite ready to make that move.

Then Betts rescued the Dodgers with the 394-foot shot to left-center off Robert Suarez. It was the shortstop’s 13th homer of the season and just his fifth since June. Betts had 25 in 2022 and 39 in 2023.