Dodgers @ Padres · May 18, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Mon, May 18, 2026

Petco Park Regular Season

Los Angeles Dodgers Dodgers 0

Final

NIGHT game

1 San Diego Padres Padres

Away starter

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Home starter

Michael King

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Padres overtake NL West lead, needing just solo HR to top Dodgers

SAN DIEGO -- The first Padres-Dodgers game of the season delivered its usual share of drama, even if it was a bit light on offense. Michael King outdueled Yoshinobu Yamamoto, as San Diego won the opener of a three-game series at Petco Park, 1-0, on the strength of Miguel Andujar’s

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Andujar, King lead Padres to a win 1-0 over Dodgers00:02:59

Miguel Andujar crushes a home run and Michael King strikes out nine in seven scoreless, leading the Padres to a 1-0 win over the Dodgers

Condensed Game: LAD@SD - 5/18/2600:10:15

Condensed Game: Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers take on Michael King and the Padres on May 18, 2026

Michael King's nine strikeouts00:01:29

Michael King tosses seven scoreless frames, striking out nine batters in his dominant outing against the Dodgers

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