The Dodgers open up their final regular season home series of the year when they welcome the Padres to Dodger Stadium over the weekend. Welcome is the key word since the Dodgers have won 12 of the 16 games between these two clubs this season.
Holding a 2.5-game lead in the division after a sweep of the Rockies, the Dodgers will look to keep the fire lit. Winners in seven of the last eight games, and 13 of the last 19, Los Angeles is playing really good September baseball — the opposite of what they did last year.