How Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw turned back the clock with a vintage performance against the Padres.

The Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers squared off for the Freeway Series finale this week in a game that drew record numbers for Major League Baseball.

The San Diego Padres have taken sole possession of the NL West heading into their showdown with the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend. Mookie Betts joins the show. The Good, The Bad and The Uggla has burgers, bets and a Bob. Jake and Jordan discuss all of this and more to close out your week on Baseball Bar-B-Cast.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki will likely need more time in the minors as he rehabs according to MLB insider Jon Morosi.

Notoriously bad MLB umpire C.B. Bucknor worked behind home plate in the series finale and it didn't take long for the Dodgers announcers to roast him. Shohei Ohtani led off the game for Los Angeles and was quickly the victim of two bad calls by the veteran umpire.

Padres reliever Jeremiah Estrada has flourished by discovering the virtues of the elevated fastball, pairing elite velocity with elite characteristics that make it death on those who dare to swing at an elevated heater. But Hernández was ready for it, taking an elevated fastball for a strike before unleashing on the second one he saw.

Clayton Kershaw provides six strong innings and the bullpen maintains the lead as the Dodgers open their most critical series of the season so far with a win.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are competing for first in the division as the two NL West teams clash over the weekend. More news: Dodgers' Dave