YouTube The San Diego Padres walked into Dodger Stadium, on Friday, with a one-game lead in the NL West over the Los Angeles Dodgers. They left, on Sunday, two games behind the Dodgers after being swept over the weekend.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has a candid take on the team after having a dominant series sweep against the Padres.

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

—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.

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.

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

With only six weeks left in the regular season, the Dodgers are monitoring their starting catcher's workload carefully.

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