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.

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani isn't usually one to showboat, but he had an animated moment in Sunday's win over the San Diego Padres.

As Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani celebrated his 45th home run of the season on the baseball field on Sunday, he made a quick pit-stop: jogging right up to a spectator who had been heckling him all afternoon.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have fallen out of the top spot in the NL West, but they’ll aim to get a game back on Sunday in a pick’em scenario against the San Diego

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — 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.

Nestor Cortes had one of the lowest moments of his baseball life last October when he gave up the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history to Freddie Freeman

The Padres' Nestor Cortes, who gave up the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history last October, faced his Dodgers demons and tossed six brilliant innings in a 5-1 win.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are tied with the San Diego Padres in the National League West, and they have everything to play for going forward.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts praises Blake Snell after tough loss to the San Diego Padres in an NL West clash at Petco Park.

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers are concluding their season series on Sunday with the National League West lead currently at one game. The Padres are in sole possession of first place following their win on Saturday night.