But the Padres looked stale in one of their most important series of the season, getting outscored 14-6 (-8) in front of a raucous crowd at Dodger Stadium. With its win on Saturday, Los Angeles now holds the head-to-head tiebreaker, too.

—The Dodgers head to Denver next to play the Rockies, who are the worst team in baseball, on pace to finish 46-116. Prime spot for a letdown. The Dodgers are 6-0 against the Rockies this season, 10-3 against them last season.

Preview the Aug. 18 matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

Yet another Kobe Bryant mural has gone up in the greater Los Angeles area, but this one also honors the Dodgers.

With Arizona Diamondbacks superstar Ketel Marte potentially on the trade block, the Los Angeles Dodgers might emerge as a suitor for the star.

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.

Sunday in the Dodgers minor leagues saw old reliable hit another home run in Triple-A, and a pair of pitching debuts at new levels. Player of the day Brady Smith pitched three hitless, scoreless innings for Rancho Cucamonga in his Low-A debut on Sunday,

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.