San Diego Padres insider believes right-handed starting pitcher Dylan Cease could be a trade deadline option for the Padres.

The Dodgers and Padres squared off this week in their first of four 2025 regular-season series and the first rematch since the Southern California foes faced off in last year’s NLDS. With the Dodgers holding a one-game lead on both the Padres and Giants atop the NL West entering the series, the stakes were readily apparent.

Dylan Cease had the start the San Diego Padres needed him to have against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park, Tuesday. Cease held the Dodgers without a run and completed seven innings to help the Padres get an 11-1 win.

The San Diego Padres have a Micahel King update, a Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star almost joined the Padres, and Dylan Cease has trade rumors from a top insider.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres play the Los Angeles Dodgers after Fernando Tatis Jr. had four hits on Sunday in an 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Los Angeles has a 25-12 record in home games and a 43-29 record overall. The Dodgers have the top team on-base percentage in MLB play at .340.

The San Diego Padres (39-31) will visit the Los Angeles Dodgers (42-29), Monday at 10:10 p.m. ET, in a clash of NL West rivals. The Dodgers are favored (-152 moneyline odds to win) when they square off against the Padres (+128). The Dodgers will give the ball to Ben Casparius (4-1) versus the Padres and Dylan Cease (2-5).

San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Dylan Cease sees the dominant 11-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers as a sign of hope. A common killer for the Padres recently has been their reliance on the ...

Monday was another Padres-Dodgers epic. The two National League heavyweights renewed their rivalry with a 10-inning thriller. In a game with twists and turns like that one, there were plenty of reasons why San Diego came out on the losing end.