San Diego Padres starting pitcher Dylan Cease turned his season around thanks to one change he made with his pitch arsenal.

Blake Snell limited his former team to five hits in six innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers regained the NL West lead with a 6-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). The Dodgers drew six walks over the first two innings against Padres right-hander Dylan Cease,

San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease could receive a contract outlook similar to New York Yankees' Carlos Rodon deal.

Dylan Cease was impressive for six innings before San Diego’s All-Star-laden bullpen got into and out of trouble in the seventh and the Padres beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 to take two of three.

With Jeremiah Estrada and Robert Suarez unavailable due to their workload, Padres manager Mike Shildt went to rookie David Morgan, who struck out cleanup hitter Trevor Story and ended the inning by getting a groundout from Masataka Yoshida.

San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease made his second career postseason start on Saturday for Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.

But San Diego’s current projected payroll is roughly $40 million higher than where it was at the end of last season. In 2024, over 33 starts, Cease posted a 3.47 ERA to go along with 224 strikeouts.

San Diego Padres’ Dylan Cease walks back to the dugout after a strikeout against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning at Petco Park on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 in San Diego, CA.

After pitching in relief for Michael King when he was sent to the injured list, the San Diego Padres sent Randy Vasquez back to Triple-A El Paso on Saturday.