With their three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers proved they are deeper and more focused than their budding NL West rivals.

Mookie Betts talks about Alex Vesia's big strikeout to seal the Dodgers' victory, hitting a go-ahead home run in the 8th and more

The Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 3-2 in their series opener on Friday to tie their opponent atop the NL West. The win broke a four-game losing streak for Los Angeles, with three of those losses featuring leads blown in the eighth or ninth inning.

Dodgers relief pitcher Alex Vesia has a 1.92 ERA over 53 appearances dating to last July, the ninth-best mark in MLB during that span.

During Game 5 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia exited with an injury. It was reported that the hard-throwing lefty was dealing with a rib cage injury.