The Dodgers ended the night on Wednesday with a booming walk-off home run by Will Smith to beat the Padres for the third game in a row.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB game to be played on June 18, 2025 on ESPN.

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 6-3 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday. Shohei Ohtani made his pitching debut for the Dodgers, where he threw 28 pitches in the first inning.

The Dodgers have won two World Series titles since Walter and his group made the purchase just over a decade ago. The team payroll is exceeded only by the New York Mets, at $323 million against $321 million. The next closes team is the New York Yankees at $293.5 million.