The San Diego Padres are in the middle of a key race for the National League West against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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That’s because here, at Petco Park, they have consistently bottled successful baseball. Only one team, the league-leading Milwaukee Brewers, has a better winning percentage at home. The Padres have not lost a series in the East Village since the second week of June, when the Dodgers took two of three games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres have matching 73-56 records after the Padres beat the Dodgers 2-1 on Friday night. The two rivals square off once again in San Diego on Saturday, Aug. 23,

On a night when their chances to do viable damage were few and far between, the Dodgers had an opportunity they couldn't afford to waste in the top of the eighth inning. Hard-throwing Padres righty Mason Miller was on the mound.

The Dodgers had just one hit in six innings against Yu Darvish and had a ninth-inning rally come up short in a 2-1 loss. The Padres and Dodgers are tied atop the NL West again.

San Francisco Giants (61-66, fourth in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (71-56, second in the NL West)