LOS ANGELES — It was touted as the biggest series of the month. It was billed as a potential passing of the torch, with the San Diego Padres threatening to win the National League West for the first time in 19 years. Instead, Sunday’s finale ended in a three-game sweep — and a relatively convincing one, at that.

Mookie Betts hits a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Sunday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers reasserted themselves in the National League West this weekend, and Mookie Betts was a huge cause of that success.

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Fernando Tatis Jr. is still confident of Padres making a comeback despite being swept by the Dodgers this week.

The San Diego Padres have taken sole possession of the NL West heading into their showdown with the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend. Mookie Betts joins the show. The Good, The Bad and The Uggla has burgers, bets and a Bob. Jake and Jordan discuss all of this and more to close out your week on Baseball Bar-B-Cast.

The Padres will try to pick up the pieces on Monday night when they start a seven-game homestand with the first of four games against the San Francisco Giants. San Diego might have to play the opener without ailing center fielder Jackson Merrill.

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

JP Sears had been scheduled to start Sunday for Triple-A El Paso, but he did not take his turn and the Padres have a TBA on Wednesday