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.

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

Yu Darvish outdueled Blake Snell on Friday night and the San Diego Padres tied the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers for first place in the National League West with a 2-1 win.

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres begin a three-game series at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. San Diego is 72-56 overall and 41-21 at home. The Padres have the best team ERA in the NL at 3.56.

Colorado delivered late-inning fireworks at Coors Field, as the Rockies walked off the Los Angeles Dodgers in a thrilling showdown.

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.

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After watching Fernando Tatis Jr. successfully check his swing, Dodgers catcher Will Smith made the Padres pay for a base running mistake.