SAN DIEGO, Calif.—The Los Angeles Dodgers have been on a tear since they obtained Max Scherzer at the trade deadline. After seeing Mad Max up close for five starts, manager Dave Roberts has a new appreciation for the 37-year-old veteran. “He’s been huge. He’s been better than advertised,” Roberts said after Scherzer pitched 7 2/3…

SAN DIEGO, Calif.—After 16 innings that took 5 hours and 49 minutes to play, featuring 489 pitches by 19 pitchers who stranded a combined 35 baserunners, the streaking Los Angeles Dodgers finally got to celebrate. AJ Pollock led off the 16th with a two-run homer and the Dodgers outlasted the struggling San Diego Padres 5-3…