5 monster MLB series you’ll want to see live in August
By Tim Boyle
MLB monster series: Padres at Dodgers August 5-7
Another monster MLB series will take place that same weekend. Out in Southern California, the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres. Two mammoth ball clubs in the National League will battle it out.
The National League West isn’t as up-for-grabs. The Dodgers made sure of that. The Padres, however, would probably like to secure themselves the top wild card spot. The Braves are their biggest competitor for that position. So while they’re trying to take down the Dodgers, their eyes might also gaze at the scoreboard to see what’s going on in New York.
Even if the Dodgers have the National League West in their grasp, they have to win games to ensure either the Mets or Braves don’t take the number one seed from them. Taking their foot off the gas can be catastrophic.
Both teams in this MLB series have different reasons for wanting to win a championship. The Dodgers have invested a lot of money, prospects, and years into this project. All they’ve won so far was the World Series in the shortened 2020 season. The Padres have yet to win themselves a single title. They are all in this season and will undoubtedly look to knock the Dodgers off the pedestal many fans place them on.