Yu Darvish turned back the clock Friday night, and it helped the San DiegoPadres get back into first place. Darvish dominated the overwhelmed Los AngelesDodgers by allowing just one hit and one walk in six innings in San Diego’s 2-1win at Petco Park.

The Dodgers had just one hit in six innings against Yu Darvish and had a ninth-inning rally come up short in a 2-1 loss. The Padres and Dodgers are tied atop the NL West again.

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.

Due to those struggles, Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report called Darvish one of the most overpaid pitchers in baseball. He's making $21 million in 2025 and has a few more years left on his deal. Between his contract and play, Darvish is among the most overpaid pitchers in baseball this season.

First home run ball, priceless? Nope. Not by a long shot. Eric Saldana and Alex Espinoza were sitting in Section 125 of the field level Friday night at Petco Park, just inside the right-field foul

Another day at the office for Manny Machado, another home run, although this one was special. What seemed like just another home run in his career with the San Diego Padres turned

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