On Friday morning, the Padres were in first place, having won 14 of their last 17 games, with an opportunity to put a little distance between themselves and the Goliath just up I-5. Instead, the Dodgers reminded us all who they are, sweeping the Padres and re-taking the NL West lead by two games.

"He tweaked it a little bit (Saturday night), and it felt a little ginger in the first couple of at-bats, so we just wanted to get ahead of it a little bit." Meanwhile, Jackson Merrill finds the situation "frustrating" after prior hamstring and concussion problems this season.