It took seven games over 11 days for the simmer to reach full boil. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres flashed playoff intensity in their long-awaited first two series of the season and went face-to-face,

The Dodgers wrapped up a four game series against the San Diego Padres that featured eight hit by pitches, two Dave Roberts ejections, and the benches clearing in the series finale.

You know the storied history of Yankees-Red Sox (dubbed "The Rivalry"). The Cubs-Cardinals and Dodgers-Giants rivalries have also carried weight at various points. But right now, Dodgers-Padres is in a class by itself.