The Dodgers and Padres are tied atop the National League West, and played one another in each of the last two weekends. But they don’t play again over the final five weeks. The rest of the division is under .500, and dealing with their own issues of late.

Shaun Larkin, a former Dodgers minor league manager and instructor, was removed from his third-base coaching duties by the Diamondbacks after serving at the position since the start of 2024 in Arizona. The D-backs are fourth in MLB with 18 outs at home plate. Larkin will remain with the team to coach infielders, as Blake Stokes at AZ Snake Pit wrote.

Bryan Murphy at McCovey Chronicles wrote about the Giants malaise, even after overhauling the front office:

This is certainly the largest contrast between vibes and performance that we’ve

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