The Dodgers took care of business by winning five of six games last week, giving them six wins in their last seven contests. But there are only two more weeks left in the regular season and an uphill climb ahead for them to earn a bye into the Division Series.

Dodgers 84-65 (.564) – – – Padres 82-68 (.547) 2 1/2 GB

While the Dodgers took a three-game series in San Francisco, the Padres won three of four at home against the Rockies. Los Angeles holds the tiebreaker and has a magic number of 10 to win the division; any combination of Dodgers wins and Padres losses that total 10 gives LA the National League West. Put another way, the Dodgers have 13 games left and the Padres have 12 games remaining, and they don’t play each other again.

Los Angeles needs 10 of 25 outcomes to go their way t

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