NL West

The San Diego Padres, losers of six of their last eight games, begin a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in the worst possible way—by facing reigning World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner.

The game is tied 0-0 through three innings, and Bumgarner has been dominant so far.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' lead in the National League West is just 1.5 games, which can be seen as both a positive and a negative at this point of the season. On one hand, the team has suffered massive injuries to key contributors and remains in first place. On the other hand, though, it has gotten some surprisingly positive performances but has been unable to build any kind of lead on San Francisco.

The San Diego Padres wasted little time replacing Bud Black after firing him Monday, naming Pat Murphy as the interim manager for the remainder of the season, according to a release posted on the team's Twitter account.   

San Diego Padres outfielder and occasional first baseman Wil Myers is returning to the disabled list with a nagging left wrist injury just days after returning to the lineup.

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Myers Placed on DL with Left Wrist Tendinitis

Monday, June 15

Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune passed along the latest discouraging news about Myers:

When examining the Los Angeles Dodgers on the surface, it's difficult to find anything significantly wrong with the team.

Not only do they rank among the top of the league in runs scored and ERA while having committed the sixth-fewest errors, the Dodgers have also maintained control of the National League West for most of the season.

You're not going to win three World Series titles in five years without unearthing a few hidden gems here and there. Just ask the San Francisco Giants, who know a thing or two about that.

In fact, one of them just threw a no-hitter.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Chris Heston threw an unusual no-hitter in Tuesday's 5-0 win over the New York Mets, becoming the first player in major league history to hit three batters in a no-no, per Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Chris Heston threw a no-hitter against the New York Mets in Tuesday's 5-0 victory at Citi Field.

San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence may be headed to the disabled list as he continues to deal with a wrist injury.

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Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Howie Kendrick is dealing with a knee injury. Although doctors didn't find any structural damage, a timetable for his return to the lineup is unclear.  

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