For every split-second that Andy Pages continued his staredown of Dylan Cease, the possibility of Dodgers-Padres fireworks seemed to increase exponentially. Players from both sides jumped the railings of their dugouts and scowled at each other from the warning-track dirt.

Cease saw Los Angeles bat around in the fourth, while scoring five runs to take a 6-2 lead en route to a 6-3 win at Dodger Stadium, Monday. Cease finished his night after five innings, allowing six runs on eight hits with a walk and nine strikeouts.

The San Diego Padres selected the contract of outfielder Bryce Johnson from Triple-A El Paso and optioned catcher Luis Campusano.

Preview the June 17 matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

It’s Monday, June 16 and the Padres (39-31) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (43-29). Dylan Cease is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Shohei Ohtani for Los Angeles.

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Despite a recent turnaround in form, San Diego Padres All-Star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. is not content with his performances.

Trenton Brooks’ relationship with the Padres is like a lot of kids who grow up in the San Diego area. He mentioned Trevor Hoffman first. Chase Headley was a player he followed before moving from Granite Hills High in El Cajon to the University of Nevada.