At the end of games of May 28, the fourth-place Dodgers had a slim one-game lead in the loss column over last-place San Diego in the National League West. Los Angeles was precariously close to falling in the cellar.Then, over their next 10 games, whether the Dodgers won or lost, the Padres did the same in nine of them:May 29: Dodgers and Padres winMay 30: Dodgers and Padres winMay 31: Dodgers and Padres winJune 1: Dodgers and Padres loseJune 2: Dodgers off, Padres loseJune 3: Dodgers lose, Padres winJune 4: Dodgers and Padres winJune 5: Dodgers and Padres winJune 6: Dodgers and Padres loseJune 7: Dodgers and Padres winJune 8: Dodgers and Padres loseAnd so today, the fourth-place Dodgers have a slim one-game lead in the loss column over last-place San Diego in the National League West.