The worlds of Major League Baseball and gaming are coming together in a new way tonight as a popular content creator will take the stage in a collab that brings together the Padres and third-person shooter RPG Goddess of Victory: NIKKE.

The right-hander eyes return from Tommy John surgery and Manager Dave Roberts tracks UCLA’s College World Series run.

As usual, Dodgers-Padres delivered. It always does, doesn’t it? In the first meeting of the season between the two fierce National League West rivals -- and the first since their tense five-game Divis

Still, on Monday, the Padres came within a close call or two of moving into a virtual tie atop the NL West. The Dodgers remain the class of the division and, until proven otherwise, the entire league. And for now, the team that nearly ousted them last October doesn’t appear to be going away.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts downplays the upcoming Padres series amid recent struggles, inconsistent pitching, and a tightening NL West race.

Andy Pages and Tommy Edman each drive in runs to lift the Dodgers to an 8-7 win over the Padres in the first meeting of the season in the fast-growing rivalry.