The Dodgers’ sweep of the Rockies gave them some breathing room for a potential 12th National League West title in 13 years, but an uphill battle remains in trying to avoid playing in the wild card round.

Dodgers 82-64 (.562) – – – Padres 79-67 (.541) 3 GB

While the Dodgers took all three from the Rockies, San Diego lost two of three games at home to the clinging-to-relevance Reds. The Dodgers own the tiebreaker over the Padres by winning nine of their 13 matchups this season. The magic number for a Los Angeles division title is 13.

This is where it gets tricky for the Dodgers, as the Phillies have won three straight themselves and remain four games up on the Dodgers for the No. 2 seed in the NL playoffs, which would secure a bye straight into the division series. Philadelphia won two o

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