After taking down the Padres and winning the season series on Saturday night, the Dodgers retake possession of first place in the NL West.

A solid effort by Blake Snell coupled by several Padres mistakes allow the Dodgers to take a 6-0 win and sole possession of first place in the NL West.

Did the Los Angeles Dodgers order Fernando Tatis Jr to be hit? The San Diego Padres player responded. The Dominican broke his silence on the matter after the series that the Padres

Since the trade, the A's have had all of one save situation on their schedule, which came last Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles. Trailing 2-1 entering the top of the ninth, the A's scored twice to take a 3-2 lead, and decided to leave right-hander Elvis Alvarado in the game since manager Mark Kotsay liked how he was throwing the ball.

Right-hander Michael King is going back on the injured list after just one start, a blow to the Padres rotation ahead of perhaps San Diego’s biggest series of the season. King, who was scheduled to start Friday’s series opener against the Dodgers in Los Angeles,

Magic Johnson is a big part of the Los Angeles professional teams. With the bullpen going down a rough patch, he has highlighted someone that has been a bright spot.

In Sunday's setback, the Dodgers jumped out to a quick 4-0 through one inning before holding off the Padres, 5-4. Los Angeles scored seven runs in the first inning in the last two games to make a huge statement to its division rivals.

LOS ANGELES — Jackson Merrill walked gingerly through the clubhouse Sunday afternoon, clearing favoring the left ankle that he rolled on Friday night. He wrapped it and played on it Saturday and got through two at-bats Sunday — two strikeouts — before the coaching staff pulled the plug on their 22-year-old center fielder.