The Dodgers are favored (-130 moneyline odds to win) when they take the field at home against the Padres (+109). The scheduled starters are Blake Snell (2-1) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Dylan Cease (5-10) for the San Diego Padres.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB game to be played on August 16, 2025 on ESPN.

California Governor Gavin Newsom, on Thursday, blasted President Donald Trump, pointing out that U.S. Border Patrol agents were patrolling the street just outside of where he was speaking in Los Angeles.

As California Gov. Gavin Newsom prepared to hold a press conference regarding the state's efforts to combat the President Trump-backed redistricting plan in Texas, Border Patrol agents staged what the Los Angeles Times calls a "show of force" outside the venue.