The Padres would go onto make yet another push through to the World Series in 1998, but would not overcome the Yankees as they would go onto fall in a humiliating sweep. Meanwhile the fortunes had alternated in favor of the Padres during the 1996 season that saw them make a thorough push to the NLDS but they too fell short by a sweep of their own against the St. In 1996 the Dodgers managed to make an appearance in the NLDS but were swept by the Reds. The Dodgers teams soon waned in competition through the 1990s as they would only go onto win the division in 19. The Dodgers meanwhile managed to win a pair of Championships in 19. The Padres managed to break through with an appearance in their first World Series in 1984, but they would fall to the Detroit Tigers in 5 games. 1977, and 1978 though they would lose all 3 to end the decade. 500 in 19 while the Dodgers managed three World Series appearances during the 1970s, in 1974. Despite the lone winning season in 1978, the Padres would only ever manage two seasons at. Luck would begin to shift near the end of the 1970s for the Padres as they managed their first winning season in 1978, though they failed to qualify for the postseason as the Dodgers managed to win the division en route to a World Series Appearance. The Padres would go on to finish their inaugural season with a 52-110, nearly a decade would pass before they would manage a winning season. The next day, they piled another nine runs on the Padres, who were only able to muster up a lone run in response. It was the Padres’ fourth consecutive loss after beginning their existence with a sweep of the Houston Astros before getting swept by the San Francisco Giants. Afterwards, Osteen limited the Padres to only three hits, the Dodger lineup piled eight more runs with the final score being 14-0. A groundout gave way to a walk, three consecutive singles, and yet another walk, before Andy Kosco hit a grand slam that put the Dodgers ahead 6-0.
But then the bottom of the fifth hit, and things fell apart.
With Johnny Podres on the mound for the Padres, facing his old team in what would be his final season in the majors, and Claude Osteen for the Dodgers, the first four innings passed so quickly and uneventfully that you could have blinked and missed them. In the beginning, it seemed like it could be a pitchers’ duel. The first meeting between the two teams occurred during the seventh game of the 1969 season at Dodger Stadium on April 15, 1969. Petco Park (left), the home of the Padres, and Dodger Stadium (right), home of the Dodgers. Both stadiums are accessible via Amtrak as The Pacific Surfliner connects the two cities given Petco Park's proximity to San Diego Station and Dodger Stadium's shuttle to and from LA Union Station.Īs of 2022, the Dodgers currently lead the rivalry 511–415, on top of a postseason series victory. The Dodgers culminated in a World Series championship in 2020 on top of 4 consecutive appearances in the NLCS, while the Padres managed an appearance in the 2020 NLDS, though they would get swept by the Dodgers on Los Angeles' championship run. As of recent times, both the Dodgers and Padres had bolstered their rosters in their respective push for a playoff run. The Dodgers have traditionally been the much better team in this rivalry, though most San Diego fans particularly harbor most of their animosity towards LA. The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers have been rivals ever since the Padres joined the National League West Division. Through the years, San Diego proved to be an unstable home to its sports franchises as the Chargers and Clippers would ultimately relocate to Los Angeles at various points of time.
The rise of Southern California as a major region of the United States brought about a significant economic rivalry between neighboring Los Angeles and San Diego.
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