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SB Nation on MSNNational 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,
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.
In one of their worst performances of the season, the Padres beat themselves in a shutout to the Dodgers, which reclaimed first place.
Clayton Kershaw provides six strong innings and the bullpen maintains the lead as the Dodgers open their most critical series of the season so far with a win.
Los Angeles Angels shortstop Zach Neto has been named the American League Player of the Week for his performances from Monday, Aug. 11 to Sunday, Aug. 17.
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Fairfield National’s next game crucial as win makes life much easier at Little League World Series
Before Friday night, Little League teams from Hawaii had only lost one game in the Little League World Series and the Honolulu program that Fairfield National would be playing had won two
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.