Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres NLDS Game 3 live: Scores, updates, highlights, for MLB Playoffs 2024

Padres third baseman Manny Machado threw a ball near the Dodgers dugout during a heated Game 2 on Sunday. Dodgers managed Dave Roberts said after the game that it was “unsettling” conduct by Machado.

While the throw from Machado was out of the ordinary, subsequent video of the throw showed that nobody was in danger. Nonetheless, it has been another log on the fire in this rivalry.

It should be no surprise that he was greeted rudely during introductions at PETCO Park just a short while ago.

In the other NLDS matchup, the Mets just defeated the Phillies 7-2 behind a brilliant performance from left-hander Sean Manaea.

Manaea was charged with just one run over seven-plus innings while striking out six and walking just two. He blanked the Phillies for the first seven innings before walking the leadoff batter in the eighth.

Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker each hit solo homers off Aaron Nola early in the game before some key two-out hits extended the lead.

The Mets are now just one win away from the NLCS. The improbable run continues.

Jose Quintana will pitch for New York in Game 4 on Wednesday while All-Star Cristopher Sánchez will try to keep the Phillies’ season alive. First pitch at Citi Field will be at 5:08 p.m. ET.

• Moneyline: San Diego Padres (-150), Los Angeles Dodgers (+125)
• Spread: Padres -1.5 (+145), Dodgers +1.5 (-175)
• Total: 7.5

Dodgers: Won National League West at 98-64 and clinched first-round bye; owns home-field advantage by virtue of best record in MLB

Padres: Secured No. 1 Wild Card spot with 93-69 record; swept Braves 2-0 in Wild Card round

NLDS Game 1: Dodgers win 7-5

The Padres and Dodgers traded blows in Game 1 on Saturday. In his first ever postseason game, Shohei Ohtani slugged a game-tying three-run homer in the second inning. The Dodgers would go ahead for good when Teoscar Hernández plated two runs with a single in the fourth inning. After Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up five runs over three innings, the bullpen (Ryan Brasier, Alex Vesia, Evan Phillips, Michael Kopech, and Blake Treinen) combined for six scoreless frames.

NLDS Game 2: Padres win 10-2

It was a tense atmosphere at Dodger Stadium on Sunday night as Yu Darvish spun seven innings of one-run ball and the Padres slugged six home runs. Fernando Tatis Jr. launched two of them while also adding a double. Play stopped in the seventh inning when fans threw baseballs in the direction of Jurickson Profar. Profar did a bit of a fakeout after making a home run-robbing catch earlier in the game, which was apparently enough to draw the ire of the fans throughout the night. There was also some bickering between Padres third baseman Manny Machado and Dodgers starter Jack Flaherty, as well as some controversy from Machado throwing a baseball in the direction of the Dodgers’ dugout. The rivalry is very much real.

Dodgers: RHP Walker Buehler

Buehler has plenty of postseason experience to his name, consisting of 15 starts and a 2.94 ERA, but this is a different pitcher than the one who dominated during the Dodgers’ World Series run in 2020. After a long rehab from Tommy John surgery, he posted a 5.38 ERA over 16 starts this season. The results were somewhat better after missing two months with a hip injury, but his command has been an issue all year, as evidenced by the 16 homers and 28 walks he allowed in 75 1/3 innings. As the series shifts to San Diego, the Dodgers need a vintage performance in the worst way.

Buehler hasn’t pitched since September 26, when he allowed one run over five innings against these very same Padres. It was an efficient performance, though he struck out just one of the 20 batters he faced and induced just three swinging strikes in his 71 pitches.

Padres: RHP Michael King

Acquired as part of the Juan Soto trade with the Yankees last offseason, King has evolved into the role of an ace for the Padres. After reeling off a 2.04 ERA over his final 14 starts during the regular season, King kept the dominance going in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against the Braves with 12 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings. In doing so, he became the first pitcher in MLB history to rack up 12 strikeouts without giving up a run or a walk in his first career postseason start.

King made four appearances (three starts) against the Dodgers this season while posting a 3.10 ERA and 23/10 K/BB ratio in 20 1/3 innings. He had a pair of shaky outings against L.A. in the early part of the season (including a relief appearance during the Seoul Series), but he didn’t give up an earned run over 12 innings in his next two matchups against them.

• The big development for the Dodgers is that Freddie Freeman is in the lineup after making an early exit in Game 2 on Sunday with continued discomfort in his right ankle.
• Mookie Betts is in a bit of a postseason slump. He’s hitless in his last 22 at-bats dating back to Game 3 of the 2022 NLDS. He’ll look to change that tonight.
• Another note for the Dodgers is that right-hander Michael Grove has been removed from the roster due to injury; As a result, the Dodgers have added right-hander Ben Casparius to their bullpen. Due to the change, Grove will be ineligible for the NLCS should the Dodgers advance.

• Xander Bogaerts is in the lineup after he exited Game 2 with hamstring cramping.
• The only change for the Padres from Game 2 is that David Peralta and Jake Cronenworth have been flip-flopped, with Peralta moving up a spot.