The Los Angeles Dodgers saw their early NL West lead officially erased Friday night, falling 2-1 to the San Diego Padres in a tightly contested pitcher’s duel at Petco Park. The loss dropped Los Angeles to 73-56, tying them with San Diego atop the division with just over a month left in the regular season. Friday saw a strong outing from Blake Snell , who gave the Dodgers seven innings of two-run ball, allowing six hits and striking out eight. It wasn’t enough to overcome a quiet night at the plate, as Yu Darvish and the Padres bullpen held LA to just three hits. Rookie Alex Freeland’s first career home run accounted for the Dodgers’ only offense all night. In a post shared on X (formerly known