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 Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the season series against the San Diego Padres with a 6-0 win on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. The victory additionally gave the Dodgers possession of first place in the National League West once again.

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.

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,

Tulsa National will face either Texas East or Louisiana in another elimination game on Monday at 2 pm on ESPN.

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been on quite a skid, and they're at risk of losing the National League West to the rival San Diego Padres.

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.