Rookie infielder Alex Freeland provided all of the Dodgers' offense in a 2-1 loss to the Padres Friday with his first career home run.

Michael Conforto made his 100th start in left field Friday, but the return from injury of Kiké Hernandez, Hyeseong Kim and eventually Tommy Edman could allow the Dodgers to shake up their

Just like last weekend, the Dodgers and the Padres square off for first place in the NL West. This time, in San Diego.

The Dodgers' offense could do little against Yu Darvish and the Padres as Blake Snell took the loss despite another strong outing.

Freddie Freeman hit a two-run home on the sixth pitch of the game, Clayton Kershaw won his fourth straight start, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 9-5.

The Rockies are no longer on track to have the worst record in the history of baseball. There is even a chance that they could overthrow the Chicago White-Sox as the second-worst team in baseball. They will definitely hit 100-loss on the season (more than likely), but there is hope looking into the future.

The Dodgers were held to one hit before the ninth inning, when Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman gave them one final gasp against All-Star closer Robert Suarez. The closer blew a 101.6 mph sinker past Hernández to close out a night in which they hardly ever threatened.

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