Good morning,

The series between the Padres and Dodgers over the past two weekends exemplify how wonderfully unpredictable and upside down baseball can be.

There is the mere fact that you never would have guessed that the Padres would be in control of the National League West this morning. (Don’t lie! You wouldn’t have!)

But here they are, having answered getting swept last weekend in Los Angeles by winning the first two games of the teams’ series here this weekend to extend their winning streak to five games and retake the division lead.

Moreover — since the Dodgers and Padres will both have 31 games remaining after they conclude their season series this afternoon — there is the absurd contrariety of the two teams’ offenses to make you shake your head and laugh and cry.

The Dodgers h

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