The National League West race tightens this weekend as the San Diego Padres take a one-game lead into a three-game set against the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET (7:10 p.m. PT) on Friday, with national coverage on MLB Network and local broadcasts on Spectrum SportsNet and the Padres Television Network. San Diego has won eight of its last 10 contests, including five straight, to overtake Los Angeles, which has dropped six of its past 10 and was swept this week by the Angels. The Dodgers—winners of 11 of the past 12 NL West titles—have nevertheless taken seven of the last 10 meetings with the Padres. Outfielder Mookie Betts said he is "embracing the pressure" of the pennant race, while Los Angeles looks to snap a four-game skid and regain the division’s top spot. The rivals will face each other six times over the next 10 days, a stretch likely to define control of the NL West entering the season’s final seven weeks.