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Resurgent Padres Atop NL West Ahead of 3-Game Series at Rival Dodgers Beginning Friday Night
The Dodgers have lost 12 of 32 games since early July, allowing the Padres to tie for first in the National League West while the Angels remain undefeated against them this season.
- The Los Angeles Angels edged out the Dodgers 7-6 in a 10-inning thriller on Tuesday evening in Anaheim, ending the Dodgers' lead atop the NL West.
- The Dodgers lost their lead after a midseason meltdown, falling from nine games ahead on July 4 to a tie with the Padres, while struggling against playoff teams.
- Shohei Ohtani hit a go-ahead home run off former Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen in the top of the ninth, but the Angels answered with a walk-off RBI single by Jo Adell.
- Ray Montgomery, serving as the Angels' temporary manager, remarked on the team's persistence despite challenges, while Dodgers manager Dave Roberts emphasized the need for greater urgency, mentioning that the impact of the previous day's defeat was still evident in the current game.
- The Angels extended their Freeway Series winning streak to six games, leaving the Dodgers and Padres tied at 68-52 and intensifying the NL West race in coming weeks.
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Idaho Press
Resurgent Padres atop NL West ahead of 3-game series at rival Dodgers beginning Friday night
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At the outset of play on July 4, the San Diego Padres were coming off a 2-4 trip through Cincinnati and Philadelphia and trailed the Los Angeles Dodgers by nine games in the National League West.
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Angels walk off Dodgers in 10th inning as NL West lead evaporates
ANAHEIM — The Angels’ 7-6, 10-inning victory over the Dodgers on Tuesday night was something of a tribute to Ron Washington. Washington, their manager who is out for the rest of the season on a medical leave, frequently talks about players “doing what the game is asking them to do.” The Angels did just that, everything from getting down bunts to putting the ball in play with a runner at third to turning a triple play, which certainly goes above …
Dodgers' slugger Max Muncy addresses media after Padres take share of lead in NL West
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost a heartbreaker on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels. While Shohei Ohtani blasted a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning, Nolan Schanuel hit one to tie it in the bottom of the inning. The Halos then went on to hold the Blue Crew at the top of extras and won the game during the bottom half, thanks to a Jo Adell RBI single. The Dodgers would go on to lose the game 6-7, bringing…
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