LOS ANGELES — A week or so ago, Dodgers’ Mookie Betts talked about reacting to a nearly season-long slump by giving up the chase for individual stats and going at-bat to at-bat, with an emphasis on whatever benefits the team the most.

It’s working. And maybe it’s contagious, and if so perhaps the Dodgers have less to worry about than we anticipated just days before.

They were dreadfully down just a few days ago, a four-game losing streak punctuated by blown saves and runners left on base , capping a 12-21 stretch, which in turn dissipated what had been a nine-game division lead.

They are riding high again, just three games later, after Sunday’s 5-4 victory over San Diego completed a three-game sweep of the Padres and put the Dodgers back up in the National League West by two games

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