The opportunities were there, but the Dodgers were unable to capitalize, stranding 10 runners on base and dropping a must-win game to the Padres, 5-3.
With the loss and the Rockies win, the Dodgers are now 1 1⁄2 games in first place with eight games left.
The Dodgers struck first in the third inning, as Kike Hernandez hit his 21st homer of the season.
The lead was short-lived, as the Padres tacked on two in the fourth thanks to a two-run homer courtesy of Hunter Renfroe.