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Dodgers Notes: Shohei Ohtani Disagrees With Manager, Tyler Glasnow Shut Down, LA Makes Roster Move

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May 18, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) comes up to bat during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images
May 18, 2026; San Diego, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) comes up to bat during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images | Denis Poroy-Imagn Images

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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres, 5-4, on Tuesday evening and improved to 30-19 on the year. The back-to-back defending champions reclaimed their spot atop the National League West, and did so against a pitcher that has been virtually untouchable this season.

The scoring started early via a Freddie Freeman two-run home run that traveled 356 feet, but the Padres answered with a two-run blast in the first and third to go up 4-2. With the Dodgers down 4-3 in the sixth inning, Freeman once again went yard with a solo shot to tie things up.

The Padres brought star closer Mason Miller into a 4-4 game in the ninth inning, and Max Muncy drew a out-out walk by way of a clutch ABS call to overturn the original count. After a failed pickoff attempt by Miller to allow pinch runner Alex Call to get to third, an Andy Pages sacrifice fly on the ninth pitch of his at-bat ended up being the tiebreaker as the Dodgers hung on to win behind Will Klein's first save of the season.

In other news, superstar Shohei Ohtani recently appeared to disagree with manager Dave Roberts regarding his off days as he continues to balance being the everyday designated hitter for the Dodgers as well as a Cy Young candidate on the mound.

In some unfortunate news, right-hander Tyler Glasnow has been shut down from throwing as he recently suffered a setback on his road to recovery. General manager Brandon Gomes spoke to reporters on Monday about the hurler and what many around the organization hoped would be a short injured list stint.

“He’s gonna take a few days off from throwing, completely kind of reset and re-evaluate,” Gomes said. “Still don’t think anything. No concern long-term. But a little slower on the front end than we expected.”

Finally, the Dodgers made a roster move ahead of Tuesday's eventual victory to make room for southpaw Eric Lauer. With the pitching injuries already adding up for the defending champions, Lauer's 104.2 innings of work for the Toronto Blue Jays last season to go along with a 3.18 ERA will surely be welcomed at this point in time.

Lauer is in the bullpen for now but will slide into the starting rotation next week in Blake Snell's spot.

Here’s all the latest Dodgers news and stories (click the headline for the full article):

Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani Disagrees With Dave Roberts Over Off Days

Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow Suffers Setback, Shut Down in Concerning Update

Dodgers Demote Pitcher, Officially Add Eric Lauer Ahead of Padres Game

Tarik Skubal Sends Message to Dodgers' Blake Snell Regarding Elbow Surgery

Dodgers' 27-Year-Old Reliever Turning Heads in Bullpen, Could Be Future Closer

Dave Roberts Calls Breakout Dodgers Star is 'Top 3 or 4' in MLB at Position

Dodgers Lineup vs Padres: Shohei Ohtani Leading Off Ahead of Wednesday's Start

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