Xander Bogaerts, who had been hit by a pitch to start the inning, was on third and Laureano on second. Iglesias drove in Bogaerts with a groundout before Fermin made the final out on a comebacker to Vesia. The lefty retired the top of the Padres’ order — Tatis, Arraez and Machado — in the ninth.

A solid effort by Blake Snell coupled by several Padres mistakes allow the Dodgers to take a 6-0 win and sole possession of first place in the NL West.

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.

Look who showed up: Vladimir Guerrero had 12 homers and an .818 OPS before the All-Star break and is up to nine homers and a 1.144 OPS over his last 29 games.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Downplays Win Over Padres: 'It's a Game in August'. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw held the stance he took before the Dodgers' series against the San Diego Padres, keeping his eyes on October.