The San Diego Padres reclaimed sole possession of first place in the National League West with a 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night at Petco Park. This is the latest in a season since 2010 that the Padres have held the division lead while chasing their first title since 2006, according to USA Today reporter Bob Nightengale.

San Diego’s starting rotation carried the series, with Yu Darvish and Nestor Cortes tossing back-to-back stellar performances rarely seen against the Dodgers. On Friday, Darvish allowed just one hit over six innings . Cortes followed on Saturday by retiring the first 16 batters he faced and carrying a perfect game into the sixth before Miguel Rojas broke it up with a single.

The veteran left-hander finished with six scoreless innings of

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