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The Padres had so much anticipation going into this season. Over the past ten days, the Dodgers have made it seem like a lot of hot air.
With a 4-0 shutout on Sunday at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers won their fifth straight game against the Padres and their fifth straight game overall, sweeping their National League West rivals this weekend in Los Angeles after barely escaping with a series victory in San Diego the previous weekend.
The Padres are seven games behind the Dodgers in the NL West rankings rather than taking the division title by storm as many experts projected heading into the season.
The Padres have quickly regressed to third place with a star-studded roster that continues to underperform instead of building on their postseason success in October, when they appeared to tip the scales of the rivalry with their upset of the 111-win Dodgers in a National League Division Series.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts remarked, "It's simply fantastic to play excellent baseball against a club like that. "Make a little space between us and them."
Some people will still think the Padres (19-22) are a stronger, deeper club on paper. Furthermore, the Dodgers (26-15) haven't entirely distanced themselves from their opponents from Southern California with three quarters of the season remaining.
However, up to this point in the season, the contrast between the two teams has been startling, with the Dodgers once again resembling baseball's equivalent of a blue-chip stock and the Padres teetering like an unreliable, unstable, crash-prone cryptocurrency.
When questioned about preseason impressions of the teams, Roberts responded, "I don't believe we ever truly thought we were the underdogs. "Playing baseball games and determining which team is the greatest are the most crucial things. I've enjoyed our club forever.
The clubs played their most one-sided encounter to date on Sunday.
Starting pitcher for the Dodgers Tony Gonsolin had a smooth outing in his fourth start of the year after missing the most of April due to a damaged ankle. In five innings, the right-hander (1-1) scattered two hits and a walk. He got six outs. In addition, he decreased his earned run average to 1.42 while continuing to reclaim his All-Star form from the previous season.
"I thought my fastball command was some of the best it's been since I debuted in '19," Gonsolin said, adding that his fastball velocity has improved to 95 mph. "My health is fine right now. gaining self-confidence day by day. Just have faith that everything will be well.
Kershaw, Syndergaard expected to make next starts
Clayton Kershaw still intends to start for the Dodgers against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night, Roberts said, despite the passing of his mother Marianne on Saturday.
Before Sunday's Mother's Day game, Roberts remarked, "He's doing OK." "I'm sure he has a sad heart today. However, from what I gather, he will begin on Tuesday.
Kershaw declined to address the subject on Sunday, but Roberts said the 35-year-old would be absent from the squad after his start on Tuesday due to a bereavement list.
Regarding Kershaw's desire to pitch, Roberts remarked, "It's not surprising." And after that, "I'm sure there will be some things that are going to take place, a ceremony or service, if that's what they choose," he will participate in.
Noah Syndergaard, who has been fighting a blister over the past week, is expected to face Minnesota on Monday night, according to Roberts. However, the Dodgers did pull prospect Gavin Stone from a triple-A start on Sunday to have a backup pitcher in case either player's situation changes.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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