This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/padres as Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw Downplays Win Over Padres: 'It's a Game in August'. Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw held the stance he took before the Dodgers' series against the San Diego Padres, keeping his eyes on October.

Blake Snell limited his former team to five hits in six innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers regained the NL West lead with a 6-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

The Dodgers are favored (-130 moneyline odds to win) when they take the field at home against the Padres (+109).

By beating the San Diego Padres 3-2 in the opener of a pivotal three-game rivalry series, the Dodgers slayed some recently troublesome demons of their own.