#nl-west-standings

#nl-west-standings

LOS ANGELES - Shohei Ohtani launched his 53rd home run to tie for the National League lead, and the Los Angeles Dodgers erased an early four-run deficit Saturday night in a 7-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Max Muncy's two-run homer in the first inning pulled Los Angeles to 4-2. Michael Conforto also went deep and Tommy Edman hit a tiebreaking shot for the playoff-bound Dodgers, who won their fourth straight.

In six scoreless innings, Skenes was his typically dominant self. Already the major-league ERA leader entering the night, the second-year right-hander stuck out eight batters, gave up just two hits, escaped his only real threat by stranding a pair of two-out baserunners in the third inning, and simply overpowered the Dodgers with a seven-pitch repertoire headlined by his upper-90s mph sidearm fastball.

The Padres swept the Giants and the Angels swept the Dodgers, resulting in San Diego taking sole possession of first place in the NL West.