Conforto revealed a recent heart-to-heart conversation with Roberts about moving away from the search to amass season statistics, which showed a .193 batting average and a .633 OPS heading into play Sunday. His nine home runs and 27 RBIs will come nowhere near matching his 20 and 66 marks from last season with the San Francisco Giants.

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Michael Conforto is finally starting to feel good at the plate. Themuch-maligned Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder shared his appreciation for managerDave Roberts after he had three hits in the first two games and drove in a pairof runs in LA’s 6-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

They leaned on him as they toppled the Los Angeles Dodgers in their most significant postseason series in decades. They got him at his best. His three years there included his second Cy Young campaign before he left to tour with their California-based division mates.

Blake Snell limited his former team to five hits in six innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers regained the NL West lead with a 6-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night. The Dodgers drew six walks over the first two innings against Padres right-hander Dylan Cease,

Padres catcher Freddy Fermin crashed into the padded railing in front of the camera well next to San Diego's dugout trying to make a foul catch on Andy Pages. Fermin hit the railing with his chest and the ball was jarred loose. He stayed in the game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers will give the start to Tyler Glasnow (1-1, 3.08 ERA), who is looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Padres will turn to Yu Darvish (2-3, 5.61 ERA). These clubs play again following the Dodgers' 6-0 victory over the Padres yesterday.