LOS ANGELES – It wasn’t the prettiest outing, but Blake Snell pushed through.

The 32-year-old left hander gave up four hits to the first five batters he saw Saturday night, but then retired 12 of the next 13 Padres he faced as he settled in to pitch six scoreless innings in the Dodgers’ 6-0 win at Dodger Stadium.

L.A. regained sole possession of first place in the NL West , moving a game ahead of the Padres.

Catcher Will Smith helped Snell find his footing by throwing out three baserunners trying to steal in the first two innings. Three of the first four outs recorded by the Dodgers came via Smith’s arm.

The Dodgers took advantage of Padres starter Dylan Cease’s command issues and raced out to a five-run lead in the first two innings, giving Snell some room for error that he didn

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