The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres have one of the more bitter rivalries in baseball. Even the managers seem to have some beef.

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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.

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.

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"Beginning a rehab assignment for Triple-A Oklahoma City, Sasaki needed 41 pitches to record six outs and failed to retire the two batters that he faced in the third inning," Jared Greenspan reported for MLB.com. "The Dodgers had originally hoped Sasaki could complete three innings."

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

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Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts and opinions on the Dodgers' struggles, UCLA's attendance and the Chargers' bad luck.