SAN DIEGO -- One team has already used the San Diego Padres as a springboard this week to take the lead in a National League division race heading into the All-Star Game break.
Will the Chicago Cubs be the second?
The Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night moved past the Arizona Diamondbacks into first in the National League West by winning three contests in a four-game series against the Padres at Petco Park.
Now the Cubs come to San Diego for the last three games before the break trailing Milwaukee by a game in the National League Central.