The Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup, pitching matchups and how to watch Monday's game against the San Diego Padres.
May 31, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Hyeseong Kim celebrates a home run with outfielder Teoscar Hernandez in the second inning against the New York Yankees at Dodger Stadium.
Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images The Dodgers are just half a game ahead of the Padres in the National League West. Both teams are red-hot, coming off series sweep against American League West opponents, as the Dodgers swept the Los Angeles Angels and the Padres swept the Seattle Mariners.at Petco Park that will have a postseason environment.
And on Monday, it will truly feel like a playoff Game 1, withRight-handed pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is taking the mound for the Dodgers against right-hander Michael King of the Padres. Yamamoto is having a bit of a down year, at least for his standards, sporting a 3.60 ERA across 50 innings with 48 strikeouts to 10 walks. He's been hurt by the long ball, already allowing eight home runs this season.
For reference, he gave up a total of 14 home runs in 173.2 innings last year. Yamamoto has had some trouble against the Padres in his career, carrying a 6.38 ERA across four regular season starts . As for King, he's putting together another solid year for the Friars, sporting a 2.63 ERA across 51.1 innings with 50 strikeouts to 22 walks.
He's faced the Dodgers four times since coming to the Padres from the New York Yankees in the Juan Soto trade before the 2024 season, accruing a 3.10 ERA over 20.1 innings. The lineup is standard for LA, with Hernández hitting in the No. 8 hole and Kim playing second base and batting ninth.
How to Watch Dodgers vs Padres on Monday First pitch for Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres on Monday, May 18 is 6:40 p.m. PT/9:40 p.m. ET. Noah Camras graduated from the University of Southern California in 2022 with a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in sports media studies. He was born and raised in Los Angeles and has extensively covered Southern California sports in his career.
Noah is the publisher of Dodgers on SI after contributing as a writer and editor over the last three years.
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