Good morning, Another win chased — for a while, at least. Some more missed opportunities on offense. The Padres’ season has settled into redundancy. At least they are good enough that it can be said they gave away a series to the Dodgers.

Still, on Monday, the Padres came within a close call or two of moving into a virtual tie atop the NL West. The Dodgers remain the class of the division and, until proven otherwise, the entire league. And for now, the team that nearly ousted them last October doesn’t appear to be going away.