After taking down the Padres and winning the season series on Saturday night, the Dodgers retake possession of first place in the NL West.

The Los Angeles Dodgers set their sights on a big sweep of the visiting San Diego Padres as they play a Sunday series finale at Dodger Stadium.

In one of their worst performances of the season, the Padres beat themselves in a shutout to the Dodgers, which reclaimed first place.

After suffering another series of injuries, the Dodgers received two pieces of positive news before their Saturday night Padres showdown.

A solid effort by Blake Snell coupled by several Padres mistakes allow the Dodgers to take a 6-0 win and sole possession of first place in the NL West.

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres square off in the final game of a three-game series. The Dodgers can sweep the series with a win. Los Angeles has a 70-53 record overall and a 40-24 record at home. The Dodgers have a 55-12 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Things sure have changed since the last time the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers clashed, back in June.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Downplays Win Over Padres: 'It's a Game in August'. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw held the stance he took before the Dodgers' series against the San Diego Padres, keeping his eyes on October.