The San Diego Padres have overtaken the Los Angeles Dodgers, and even their own players find it hard to believe.

As recently as July 3, the Los Angeles Dodgers were sitting on a comfortable nine-game lead in the NL West. The defending World Series champs had won four straight games and 15 of their last 18 games despite having a full 13-man pitching staff on the injured list and getting something less than superstar play from Mookie Betts.

There's a change atop the NL West standings, at least for now. The Padres hold a half-game lead over the Dodgers following their sweep of the Giants.