There's a change atop the NL West standings, at least for now. The Padres hold a half-game lead over the Dodgers following their sweep of the Giants.

The Padres entered play Wednesday afternoon in San Francisco with a chance to move into sole possession of first place -- even if only for a few hours before the Dodgers’ series finale on Wednesday night in Anaheim.

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.