Padres pull even with Dodgers in NL West, claiming latest share of first place since 2010With a pair of weekend series coming up against Los Angeles, the Padres will soon have the opportunity to speed past the Dodgers.Dennis Lin7 (Dennis Lin – The Athletic)

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts addresses the media following Tuesday's loss to the Los Angeles Angels which allowed the San Diego Padres to tie them for first place in the NL West

As recently as July 3, the Los Angeles Dodgers were sitting on a comfortable nine-game lead in the NL West. The defending World Series champs had won four straight games and 15 of their last 18 games despite having a full 13-man pitching staff on the injured list and getting something less than superstar play from Mookie Betts.

Shohei Ohtani yielded four runs on five hits while pitching a season-high 4 1/3 innings, but Logan O'Hoppe delivered a two-run single in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Angels swept the season Freeway Series with a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Angels turned the eighth triple play in team history Tuesday night, capitalizing on a line drive to second by Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani