October 6th, 2024AJ Cassavell@AJCassavellJuan Toribio@juanctoribioLOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers grabbed an early lead in the National League Division Series by winning Game 1 at home on Saturday night. Now, the Padres will hand the ball to Yu Darvish on Sunday evening, looking to secure a split at Dodger Stadium.Sound familiar?The setting is more or less the same one that these two teams faced in 2022. The Padres are even sending the same starting pitcher to the mound. And the stakes couldn’t be clearer.The Padres won that Game 2 -- perhaps courtesy of a Rally Goose? -- and went on to win the NLDS in four games. All told, teams who have split Games 1 and 2 on the road in a best-of-five Division Series (with a 2-2-1 format) have gone on to win that series 29 of 44 times (66%)."Make [Sunday] the most important day of the season,” said Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth. "Just like we’ve done all year." 'They were better today': Padres look to rebound after narrow Game 1 lossThe Dodgers,...
