This is why the Padres were fine with Yu Darvish missing so much of the season. This is how the Padres play. This went better for the Padres than when they played the Dodgers last week in Los Angeles.

It’s Thursday, August 21 and the Dodgers (72-55) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (37-90). Clayton Kershaw is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Chase Dollander for Colorado.

Dodgers: Tyler Glasnow (1-1, 3.12 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 72 strikeouts); Padres: Nestor Cortes (1-2, 5.87 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 22 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -142, Padres +119; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres will try to keep their four-game home win streak intact when they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Giants: Logan Webb (11-9, 3.19 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 175 strikeouts); Brewers: Freddy Peralta (15-5, 2.78 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 154 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -137, Giants +114; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers will try to keep their seven-game home win streak alive when they face the San Francisco Giants.