DENVER -- The Dodgers wrapped up their four-game series with the Rockies at Coors Field on a high note, winning the finale on Thursday afternoon, 9-5 .

Now comes another showdown with the rival Padres, with the division lead in the National League West up for grabs as we near the end of August. The clubs will meet for the second time in the span of a week on Friday night at Petco Park.

A sweep of the Padres last weekend after San Diego had taken sole possession of first place buoyed the Dodgers after a lengthy span of mediocre play, but a rocky series in Colorado begs the question:

Which Dodgers team will we see this weekend -- the one that mustered little offense in a pair of losses to the club with the worst record in baseball (including a loss in Shohei Ohtani’s regular-season debu

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