The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers play each other six times in 10 days starting with Friday night, and Fernando Tatis Jr. is pumped up for it.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and relief pitcher Alex Vesia responded to San Diego Padres reliever Mason Miller's comments on how he was briefed abou

Luis Arraez’s eighth-inning sacrifice fly with the bases loaded brought the Padres to within a run, but Manny Machado popped out on the first pitch by Blake Treinen to end that inning and Ryan O’Hearn flied out to end the game with a the tying run on first base to snap the Padres’ five-game winning streak and the Dodgers’ four-game skid.

This article was originally published on fansided.com as Padres' trade deadline flex has Dodgers reeling ahead of rivalry showdown.

Six weeks ago, the Padres were reeling. They returned to San Diego having dropped both series on a road trip through Cincinnati and Philadelphia. On the ensuing off-day, the Dodgers beat the White Sox to move nine games clear in the National League West.

The Los Angeles Dodgers just got swept by Shohei Ohtani's former team, and they find themselves in an unfamiliar position.

The 22-year-old outfielder revealed why the Padres trusted him with their everyday center fielder's job and a $135 million contract extension.