“The only day in the standings that ultimately matters is the last day of the season,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said before the game, “but we’ve played good baseball and we feel good where we’re at...

San Diego passed Los Angeles and moved into first place earlier this week, and now the NL West rivals will open a weekend series at Dodger Stadium on Friday.

"We can't make it more than what it is. It's another series in August," said Betts.