The Los Angeles Dodgers split their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks and returned home atop the National League West. Meanwhile, another team in the division endured a nightmarish weekend.
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The Colorado Rockies faced the San Diego Padres in a three-game series beginning last Friday. On Saturday, the Padres unleashed a beatdown on the last-place Rockies, scoring 21 runs and shutting out the Colorado lineup.
By Sunday, the Rockies defeated San Diego, 9-3, but lost longtime manager Bud Black as team owner Dick Monfort relieved the skipper of his duties.