Manny Machado drove in three runs against Justin Verlander and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 8-4 on Thursday in a sloppy game. The Padres took three of four from the Giants and have won three straight going into a second straight weekend showdown against the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

This weekend represents the last 2025 regular-season series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. Unfortunately, the rivalry has cooled due to the Dodgers’ dominance over the Padres in head-to-head competition.

This is what it’s supposed to look like. The Padres snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Giants on Tuesday night at Petco Park. If they’re going to make a deep run into October this year,

Giants: Justin Verlander (1-9, 4.32 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 95 strikeouts); Padres: Dylan Cease (5-11, 4.61 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 171 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres take a 2-1 lead into the latest game of the series against the San Francisco Giants.

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.