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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-24 · by Beth Harris The Associated Press
Manny Machado's three RBIs and a home run led the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night, breaking their 11-game winning streak at home. This win put the Padres in first place for the National League wild-card standings ahead of Chicago and Philadelphia by one game. Shohei Ohtani returned from injury but struggled, going 1-for-4 with a single and walk while striking out twice.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-24,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Shohei Ohtani, the two-way star of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is expected to return from the injured list on Wednesday after spending two weeks nursing right arm and left knee injuries. Manager Dave Roberts confirmed this, stating that unless something changes, Ohtani will be in the lineup. Although Ohtani's health has improved significantly since he went on the IL on September 11th, concerns remain about his full recovery before the postseason begins less than two weeks later.
In a match-up against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, Ohtani made a strong return but was still not at his best form. He hit a single and drew a walk in four plate appearances during a 5-1 loss to San Diego that ended the Dodgers' 11-game home winning streak.
The Padres clinched their franchise-record third consecutive postseason berth on Thursday, beating the Dodgers 4-2 with help from RBI singles by Fernando Tatis Jr. and Ethan Salas in the seventh inning. This victory narrowed the gap between the two teams for a top NL seed heading into October.
Written for “Dodgers Playoff Race Concerns” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Manny Machado homered and drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 on Wednesday night to take sole possession of the top spot in the National League wild-card standings.
asserted
Padres → homer → standings
The loss snapped the NL West champions’ 11-game home winning streak and kept the Dodgers (97-61) from clinching at least the No. 2 seed in the National League and a first-round playoff bye.
asserted
loss → snap → League
To secure that, they still need one win or an Atlanta loss.
asserted
they → secure → win
The Padres (88-70) were prevented from clinching their franchise-record third consecutive playoff berth when Arizona beat Colorado 5-3.
asserted
Arizona → prevent → Colorado
But they need just one win or a Diamondbacks loss to punch their ticket to the postseason.
asserted
they → need → postseason
San Diego leads Chicago (87-71) and Philadelphia (87-71) by one game for the first National League wild card, a spot that would bring home-field advantage throughout a best-of-three series.
asserted
that → lead → series
In his return from the injured list, Shohei Ohtani went 1 for 4 with a single, a walk and two strikeouts for Los Angeles.
asserted
Ohtani → go → Angeles
He went down swinging with the bases loaded to end the fourth inning.
asserted
bases → go → inning
His long drive to center field was caught near the wall leading off the eighth.
asserted
drive → catch → eighth
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9) retired nine of his first 10 batters before the Padres got to him in the fourth and fifth innings of his final regular-season start.
asserted
Padres → retire → start
San Diego grabbed a 2-0 lead on Machado’s 409-foot homer to center that scored Dustin Harris, who was hit by a pitch from Yamamoto leading off the fourth.
asserted
who → grab → fourth
The Dodgers closed to 2-1 in the bottom half when Teoscar Hernández scored on Tommy Edman’s sacrifice fly on the first pitch from reliever David Morgan.
asserted
Hernández → close → Morgan
The Padres extended their lead to 4-1 in the fifth on Yamamoto’s second career throwing error and Machado’s shallow sacrifice fly.
asserted
Padres → extend → error
Freddy Fermin’s RBI single in the ninth scored Samad Taylor, who walked and stole second and third on consecutive pitches by reliever Blake Treinen, making it 5-1.
asserted
it → score → Treinen
Bradgley Rodriguez (4-3) got the win with two scoreless innings of relief.
San Diego starter Robbie Ray allowed one run and seven hits in 3 1/3 innings with two strikeouts.
asserted
Ray → get → strikeouts
The left-hander needed 70 pitches to get through the first three innings.
asserted
hander → need → innings
Up next
Padres RHP Nick Pivetta (3-2, 3.30 ERA) starts Thursday in the series finale against RHP Tyler Glasnow (5-1, 3.46).
asserted
Pivetta → start → Glasnow
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