The Los Angeles Dodgers continue rolling as they head into the final stretch of Spring Training games. 

Friday night was no different with the Dodgers hosting the San Diego Padres at Camelback Ranch. 

This was also the first time this spring that the Dodgers displayed the first real look of how the 2026 Opening Day roster will look like. 

With final tuneups in session for Los Angeles, Opening Day starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the mound for the final time this spring. 

Yamamoto showed out in his start against the Padres, striking out seven in five scoreless innings, walking one and giving up three hits. 

He was able to try out a few things during his start and in his opinion, he thought he executed well enough to start the season. 

"I was able to try out various things I wanted to test, and I got off to a good start," Yamamoto said through his interpreter to the media after his start. "Overall, I think it went well.

"Whether it was first-pitch strikes or my out pitch, I was able to get outs with a variety of pitches," Yamamoto said. "Even in situations with runners on base, I was able to stay calm and pitch steadily, so I think that was a strong point."

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was very impressed by Yamamoto's outing, dubbing his readiness. 

"He came to the mound with a very strong sense of purpose," Roberts said. "The movement on his fastball, command, cutter, slider, curve, splitter... everything was outstanding. He was very efficient and got through five innings without straining. I think it was a great way to cap it off for him."

That gave the Dodgers a much-needed boost to score first off southpaw Marco Gonzalez in the second inning.

After leadoff singles from Teoscar Hernández and Max Muncy, Miguel Rojas came through with a RBI double down the left field line off a first pitch cutter.

It would be another eventful inning for the Dodgers coming in the fifth as the Padres managed to walk the bases loaded.  

Hernandez faced right-hander Logan Gillaspie and was rewarded for his plate discipline with a walk and the Dodgers extended their lead, 2-0.

Muncy had the same luck at the plate as Hernandez as he walked and extended the lead once more, 3-0. 

The Padres showed some fight in the sixth inning with San Diego jumping on reliever Edwin Díaz.

After a double by Bryce Johnson, Ramón Laureano caught a Díaz 1-0 slider and sent the ball 354 feet to left field. With that long ball, the Padres cut the Dodgers deficit, 3-2.

The Dodgers got that run back in their bottom half of the sixth. 

After Rojas and Kole Myers each singled to open up in the bottom half of the inning, pinch-hitter Eduardo Quintero laced a line-drive RBI single to right field.

That RBI single was the extra insurance run that the Dodgers needed.

The Padres added a sacrifice fly by Ty France to cut the deficit, 4-3.

That didn't deter southpaw Evan Shaw as he secured the close win by striking out Nick Schnell on four pitches. 

With this win, the Dodgers improve to 19-8 this spring, which ranks them first in the Cactus League. 

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