A solid effort by Blake Snell coupled by several Padres mistakes allow the Dodgers to take a 6-0 win and sole possession of first place in the NL West.

The Dodgers got off to a walking lead against Dylan Cease and never looked back in a 6-0 victory over the Padres on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium that was pretty much decided in the first two innings.

Blake Snell limited his former team to five hits in six innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers regained the NL West lead with a 6-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

After suffering another series of injuries, the Dodgers received two pieces of positive news before their Saturday night Padres showdown.

Things sure have changed since the last time the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers clashed, back in June.

Blake Snell throws six scoreless and Teoscar Hernandez homers as the bullpen seals a six-hit shutout in a 6-0 win. Edgardo Henriquez touches 103.3 mph to set a Dodgers Statcast-era record.

A shaky Dylan Cease issued six walks over the first two innings, giving up five runs on just one hit in the Padres loss.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Downplays Win Over Padres: 'It's a Game in August'. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw held the stance he took before the Dodgers' series against the San Diego Padres, keeping his eyes on October.