Live Updates, MLB Playoffs TV Channel

LOS ANGELES – Baseball's hottest rivalry on the West Coast is heating up again in the playoffs.

The National League West winners, the Los Angeles Dodgers, host the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the National League Divisional Series at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. It will be the third time in the last five seasons that the division rivals have met in the postseason.

Fresh off their wild-card win over the Atlanta Braves, the Padres will send Dylan Cease to the mound, while the No. 1 pick in the NL will have Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the field.

The Padres came out on top in the season series, winning 8-5. But the last time these two faced off, it ended with the Dodgers celebrating another division title.

The Dodgers will look to get rid of some postseason demons they've been struggling with. They have lost six straight playoff games, starting with the Padres' divisional round exit in 2022.

Follow every MLB game: Latest MLB scores, stats, schedules and standings.

Follow us for updates from Saturday's game:

Shohei Ohtani flies out in the first playoff blow

Shohei Ohtani finally made his playoff debut and it ended with one out.

On the sixth pitch of his at-bat, he flew to left field to start the Dodgers' half of the inning, already in a 3-0 hole.

Manny Machado hit a home run in the Padres' great first inning

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobo Yamamoto and catcher Will Smith don't mesh well together, which led to the Padres scoring in the first.

After Luis Arraez hit an opposite-field single, he moved to second on a passed ball and then to third on a wild pitch with Fernando Tatis Jr. at the plate. Tatis drew a walk and Jurickson Profar singled to second to bring in Arrez for the first run of the night.

The ensuing at-bat, Manny Machado hit unequivocally to left field and San Diego quickly took a 3-0 lead.

Yamamoto threw 28 pitches in the first game.

When is Dodgers vs. Padres?

The first pitch in Game 1 is scheduled 8:38 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium.

Dodgers vs. Padres TV station

Dodgers lineup: Freddie Freeman returns from injury

Shohei Ohtani (left) DH
Mookie Betts (R) RF
Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
Teoscar Hernández (R) LF
Max Muncy (L) 3B
Will Smith (R) C
Gavin Lux (L) 2B
Tommy Edman (S) CF
Miguel Rojas (R) SS

Padres lineup for NLDS Game 1

Luis Arraez (L) DH
Fernando Tatis Jr. (R) RF
Jurickson Profar (S) LF
Manny Machado (R) 3B
Jackson Merrill (left) CF
Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
Jake Cronenworth (L) 2B
Donovan Solano (R) 1B
Kyle Higashioka (R) C

Clayton Kershaw is ready for 2024

LOS ANGELES — As the Los Angeles Dodgers head into the 2024 postseason and need pitching depth, they won't have their future Hall of Fame left-hander.

Manager Dave Roberts announced before Game 1 of the National League Divisional Series that Clayton Kershaw would not pitch again this season.

“Clayton did everything he could to move things forward and give himself a chance to compete in the postseason,” Roberts said. “But where he is right now, physically, the foot, the toe, he’s just not cooperating. It's actually getting worse. Yes, that’s it for Clayton for 2024.”