Mookie Betts was sitting on the couch in the visitors’ clubhouse at Coors Field after the Dodgers salvaged a split of their four-game series with the Rockies with a 9-5 victory on Thursday.

The Dodgers are adding to one critical area. Especially with a massive showdown looming against the Padres in division play.

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.

Just like last week the Padres coasted to three straight wins over the Giants. Derek lets us know what the guys had to say after Thursday's series finale. Will that momentum carry into their series against the Dodgers this time?

Mookie Betts hits a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Sunday.

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.

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt is facing backlash for a decision after a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Then Betts rescued the Dodgers with the 394-foot shot to left-center off Robert Suarez. It was the shortstop’s 13th homer of the season and just his fifth since June. Betts had 25 in 2022 and 39 in 2023.