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National League West report: Rockies pile up wins, Giants plummet
The headliner of the week in the National League West was the Dodgers sweeping the Padres at Dodger Stadium in the first of two straight weekend meetings between the division’s top two teams. But also of note were the Rockies having the best record in the division for the last seven days,
In one of their worst performances of the season, the Padres beat themselves in a shutout to the Dodgers, which reclaimed first place.
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Resurgent Padres atop NL West ahead of 3-game series at rival Dodgers beginning Friday night
At the outset of play on July 4, the San Diego Padres were coming off a 2-4 trip through Cincinnati and Philadelphia and trailed the Los Angeles Dodgers by nine games in the National League West. On Friday night,
The only team with an easier strength of schedule than the San Diego Padres is the one team that could steal the division from them.
Shohei Ohtani pitched for the first time as an opponent at Angel Stadium but saw the Dodgers lose their fourth straight -- and their grip on the top of the NL West.
Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani honestly shared his thoughts on Los Angeles losing its grip on the No. 1 spot in the NL West standings.
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Padres accomplish NL West feat for first time since 2010
It's a tight race in the NL West, and the Padres are atop the division for the latest in a season since the 2010 season. With two big series coming up in August, the Padres have a chance to put some distance between themselves and the Dodgers for the division title, which they haven't done since 2006, nearly two decades ago.
The Padres didn’t do all they did at the Trade Deadline with the intention of merely sneaking into a Wild Card spot. No, they have their eyes squarely on the National League West \-\- a crown they haven’t worn in 19 years.
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