The Los Angeles Dodgers announced the return of another young pitcher ahead of their game against the San Diego Padres.

Before Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's pitching debut, Padres manager Mike Shildt channeled his inner Ric Flair when discussing the situation.

Shohei Ohtani allowed an early run in his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but quickly made up for it with two clutch hits and a pair of RBIs in a 6-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Will Smith hit a tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the ninth, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Wednesday night. The Padres tied the game at 3 in the top of the inning on Jake Cronenworth’s bases-loaded sacrifice fly off reliever Justin Wrobleski (2-2) and Xander Bogaerts’ RBI double to center.

Will Smith comes up as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and smacks a walk-off home run to beat the Padres.

Padres at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 18 It’s Wednesday, June 18, and the Padres (39-33) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (45-29). Stephen Kolek is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Emmet Sheehan for Los Angeles.

The San Diego Padres (39-31) and the LA Dodgers (43-29) open a 4-game series Monday at Dodger Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Padres vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.