The Padres spent months chasing down -- and eventually overtaking -- the Dodgers in the National League West standings. Staying atop the division, it seems, will be another challenge entirely.

Point is, the Dodgers had a nine-game lead six weeks ago, but the Padres have chased them down. The NL West race is intense as it is. Getting six Dodgers vs. Padres games over the next two weeks will only ratchet up the drama. It's too bad they don't have any head-to-head series in September, but I'll happily take these next two weekends.

Authorities Friday publicly identified a Los Angeles man who suffered minor injuries when U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents opened fire on him as he allegedly tried to speed past a vehicle-inspection area at Otay Mesa Port of Entry,