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With their three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers proved they are deeper and more focused than their budding NL West rivals.

Los Angeles is now two games up in the standings, with a 71-53 record. The Dodgers are on the road for a four game series at Colorado, before these two teams meet up again next weekend, this time in San Diego. The Padres are now 69-55, and will start a four game series against the Giants on Monday.

Since the trade, the A's have had all of one save situation on their schedule, which came last Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles. Trailing 2-1 entering the top of the ninth, the A's scored twice to take a 3-2 lead, and decided to leave right-hander Elvis Alvarado in the game since manager Mark Kotsay liked how he was throwing the ball.

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.

Michael Conforto is finally starting to feel good at the plate. Themuch-maligned Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder shared his appreciation for managerDave Roberts after he had three hits in the first two games and drove in a pairof runs in LA’s 6-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

They leaned on him as they toppled the Los Angeles Dodgers in their most significant postseason series in decades. They got him at his best. His three years there included his second Cy Young campaign before he left to tour with their California-based division mates.