The San Diego Padres need to bolster their farm system through the MLB Draft after destroying the top of their system to land some big trades.

The Dodgers are up against the Padres in a crucial series and Dave Roberts made a crucial announcement before the game.

Dodgers defeat Rockies to maintain one-game lead in NL West. Next, they travel to San Diego for three games with the Padres.

The Dodgers wrapped up their four-game series with the Rockies at Coors Field on a high note, winning the finale on Thursday afternoon, 9-5.

The Padres capitalized on some sloppy Giants defense in a win over San Francisco, setting up another 1st place battle with the Dodgers.

The Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers are separated by a mere two games for first place in the National League West through Tuesday. On a map, their home ballp

Gavin Sheets hit two of San Diego's four home runs and drove in four runs, and Fernando Tatis Jr. robbed San Francisco's Rafael Devers of a homer as the Padres beat the Giants 8-1 on Wednesday night.

Through three innings, the Giants owned a 2-0 lead and positioned themselves to at least salvage a series split. Justin Verlander retired the first nine batters he faced, and the offense scored a pair of runs in the third thanks to rare shoddy defense from Platinum Glover Fernando Tatis Jr.