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.

The San Diego Padres were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, but have a chance at redemption beginning Friday as the NL West rivals face off at

The San Diego Padres were recently swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in a three-game weekend set, which took place at Dodger Stadium. Two of the three games were one-run games, and the Padres will have their chance at redemption later this week with three games against the Dodgers at Petco Park.

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The San Diego Padres lost, 4-3, to the San Francisco Giants on Monday night, moving to 69-56 on the year. The Giants scored four runs in the first inning, and t

Despite a red-hot San Diego Padres team gaining control of the NL West in recent days, they can't seem to shake the dominance that the Los Angeles Dodgers have over them.

Dodgers-Padres takeaways: A rejuvenated Los Angeles club sweeps a struggling San Diego offenseHere’s what we learned from this weekend’s showdown atop the NL West.Fabian Ardaya and Dennis Lin121 (Fabian Ardaya and Dennis Lin – The Athletic)

The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the San Diego Padres in the three-game series at Dodger Stadium. Yu Darvish gave up four runs in the first inning, and the Padres were left clawing back and did so, tying the game up at four in the eighth inning. However, Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts then hit a go-ahead home run that clinched the series.