Chris Sale

Sale was cruising through five scoreless frames, allowing just one hit until the Dodgers got to him in the sixth. Shohei Ohtani led off the frame with a base hit, then Mookie Betts put the Dodgers on top with a two-run blast. Tommy Edman followed with a single. That would be it for Sale. Edman would eventually score, ending Sale's night with three runs allowed and five strikeouts over five innings. The 36-year-old left-hander is in line to take on the Phillies in Atlanta next Tuesday.

The legend of Betts continues. He broke through to put the Dodgers on the board in the sixth inning, taking Chris Sale deep for a go-ahead, two-run shot. So much for his illness-induced weight loss possibly affecting his performance. The 32-year-old superstar is up to three homers in just 18 plate appearances.

Sale exited with a one-run lead that lasted for one inning before Hector Neris gave up a homer and two more hits as part of a four-run seventh. Sale struck out seven and allowed a total of five hard-hit balls. That the Padres managed to steal three bases off him and Drake Baldwin directly led to one run. It already seems like teams want to take advantage of Baldwin's arm.

With left-hander Chris Sale on the mound, the Padres will turn to Gurriel at designated hitter instead of Gavin Sheets, who figures to start there against most right-handed pitchers. The 41-year-old Gurriel had a strong spring training, hitting .306/.342/.472 in 38 plate appearances. He figures to be on the weak side of the platoon, so he doesn't carry much fantasy value.

Chris Sale and Michael King will take the mound