Wednesday night at Petco Park in San Diego was like two games in one. First, Walker Buehler and Blake Snell were magnificent to start. Then the Dodgers and Padres just kept playing, needing 16 innings to decide things, with Los Angeles winning the longest MLB game in two years.
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August 25: Dodgers 5, Padres 3 (16)
Longest MLB game — by 3 innings — since runner-on-second rule was instituted in 2020
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August 26, 2021
‘There’s just so much to unpack’
Reaction after the Dodgers and Padres played 16 innings on Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, plus stats and notes from the Petco Park marathon in San Diego.
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August 26, 2021
Dodgers beat Padres in the longest game of the year
The Dodgers beat the Padres in 16 innings, three innings longer than any extra-inning game under new rules in either 2020 or 2021.
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August 25, 2021
Kenley Jansen & the 1,000-strikeout club
Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen is the 12th pitcher to amass 1,000 career strikeouts in relief, and just the third pitcher with 1,000 relief strikeouts all with one team, joining Hall of Fame closers Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman in the latter group.
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August 25, 2021
Dodgers vs. Padres Game XII chat
The Dodgers and Padres battle in the middle game of the series on Wednesday night at Petco Park in San Diego.
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August 25, 2021
Kelly activated off IL, González optioned
The Dodgers activated pitcher Joe Kelly off the injured list after the right-hander missed 13 games. Lefty Victor González was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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August 25, 2021
An electric Walker Buehler starts in San Diego
Buehler is coming off of an impressive—and fiery—win in his last start as the Dodgers hope to hold steady against San Diego.
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August 23, 2021
Dodgers face scuffling Padres at Petco Park
Things may look a little different for the Dodgers and Padres lately in the standings. But just because San Diego has lost nine game in their last 11, doesn’t mean this series will be any easier for the Dodgers.