Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) is visited at the mound by Dalton Rushing, left, and pitching coach Mark Prior, second from left, in the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)

SAN DIEGO – Clear.

The Dodgers promoted their top prospect, Dalton Rushing, to the majors in May and told him to watch and learn. More recently, Manager Dave Roberts had a talk with Rushing and reminded him that his primary concern should be his defense.

He did more than that Sunday afternoon, shocking the Dodgers’ flat-lining offense to life in an 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.

“You could rip the whole stadium down with how excited he was,” said Freddie Freeman, who hit two home runs of his own.

“It’s huge,” Roberts said. “We won the s

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