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The Dodgers improve to 70-53 this season while the Padres fall to 69-54. Los Angeles benefited from a second consecutive night of solid pitching from its starter. Blake Snell went six innings against the Padres,
Will Smith's defense helped the Dodgers reclaim the division lead with a dominant 6-0 win over the Padres Saturday.
San Diego is 69-53 overall and 31-33 on the road. The Padres have the fifth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .251. The teams meet Saturday for the ninth time this season. The Dodgers lead the season series 6-2.
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As Freeman emphasized the importance of ignoring external factors like how the Padres are performing, he added that he can "sense the frustration" on a Dodgers team that has lost a lot of close games, including eight of their past 11 one-run decisions, according to Plunkett.