As recently as July 3, the Los Angeles Dodgers were sitting on a comfortable nine-game lead in the NL West. The defending World Series champs had won four straight games and 15 of their last 18 games despite having a full 13-man pitching staff on the injured list and getting something less than superstar play from Mookie Betts.

Padres pull even with Dodgers in NL West, claiming latest share of first place since 2010With a pair of weekend series coming up against Los Angeles, the Padres will soon have the opportunity to speed past the Dodgers.Dennis Lin7 (Dennis Lin – The Athletic)

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