The Los Angeles Dodgers reminded the San Diego Padres who still runs the NL West, clinching the season series with a 6-0 shutout win on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium.

The victory not only pushed L.A. back into first place with a 70-53 record but also dropped San Diego (69-54) into second. The Dodgers have now won seven of nine matchups this year against their division rival.

The tone was set early. Teoscar Hernández drove in Shohei Ohtani on a sacrifice fly, followed by a two-run single from Michael Conforto in the first inning. Freddie Freeman added two more in the second after a misplayed ball in the outfield, and Hernández capped things with a solo homer in the fifth — his 20th of the year.

On the mound, Blake Snell thrived against his former team , spinning six shutout innin

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