The season series between the Padres and Dodgers ends Sunday.

If luck smiles on fans of each team, this budding rivalry will resume next month with a World Series berth on the line. It would be the fourth postseason meeting between the clubs in six years.

The teams differ quite a bit in how they pursue runs. There are other things, too: the colors and designs they wear and the ballpark experiences they offer.

Mike Shildt’s Padres embrace small-ball, much like Bruce Bochy’s 2005 club did. They love to bunt, hit line drives and take the extra base. They craft a high ratio of one-run victories, often without hitting a home run. Of MLB’s 30 teams, they’re 29th in home runs and 22nd in runs scored, though those numbers are trending upward. Since A.J. Preller dealt for three hitters on July 3

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