Xander Bogaerts, who had been hit by a pitch to start the inning, was on third and Laureano on second. Iglesias drove in Bogaerts with a groundout before Fermin made the final out on a comebacker to Vesia. The lefty retired the top of the Padres’ order — Tatis, Arraez and Machado — in the ninth.

LOS ANGELES — It was touted as the biggest series of the month. It was billed as a potential passing of the torch, with the San Diego Padres threatening to win the National League West for the first time in 19 years. Instead, Sunday’s finale ended in a three-game sweep — and a relatively convincing one, at that.

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.

Look who showed up: Vladimir Guerrero had 12 homers and an .818 OPS before the All-Star break and is up to nine homers and a 1.144 OPS over his last 29 games.

Dave Roberts couldn't help but express a little satisfaction after his Los Angeles Dodgers took care of business.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Downplays Win Over Padres: 'It's a Game in August'. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw held the stance he took before the Dodgers' series against the San Diego Padres, keeping his eyes on October.

In one of their worst performances of the season, the Padres beat themselves in a shutout to the Dodgers, which reclaimed first place.