Our first do-or-die game involving a division winner here this postseason is set for Friday night in Dodger Stadium. The last time the Padres and Dodgers squared off, there was plenty of drama that did not involve the scoreboard (which only furthers this blossoming rivalry).

In five games this postseason, Tatis is 10-for-18 with four homers, including his two-run shot in the second inning on Tuesday.

The San Diego Padres did not take Ken Rosenthal's criticism of stars Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. well. Rosenthal's piece was a measured risk, in which