Dodgers Drop 1-0 to Padres After 6th-Inning Hold at Home

13 articles · Updated · New York Post · May 19

Los Angeles wasted its clearest scoring chance in the sixth, when third base coach Dino Ebel held Hyeseong Kim at third after a two-out Shohei Ohtani bunt and a Padres throwing error.
That decision loomed larger because Michael King then got Mookie Betts to pop up, preserving San Diego's 1-0 lead in a game decided by Miguel Andujar's first-inning homer.
The Dodgers also went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and stranded two more in the ninth after closer Mason Miller walked the first two batters before escaping.
Dave Roberts defended the hold as a split-second read on Fernando Tatis Jr.'s recovery in right, but the missed chance underscored how one baserunning mistake swung a tight NL West matchup.

Does this 1-0 win signal a real power shift in the NL West, or was it just a momentary stumble for the Dodgers?

Can Padres closer Mason Miller's historic performance actually win him the Cy Young, an award relievers rarely get?

Is Shohei Ohtani's dramatic drop in bat speed a sign of a larger problem for the Dodgers' struggling offense?