San Diego turns to Sean Manaea to stop Dodgers' offense

While getting another win or two at Dodger Stadium on Saturday and Sunday would help the Padres in the National League wildcard race, it might not be the most important thing on San Diego's agenda.

Almost equally important to the Padres is being competitive with the Dodgers -- a team the Padres likely will have to defeat sooner or later to achieve their goal of winning a National League pennant.

It has been a long time