The Dodgers are getting it done with a keystone combination of Blake DeWitt at second base and Angel Berroa at shortstop. 

Blake DeWitt and Angel Berroa hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning to put Los Angeles ahead for good, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 on Wednesday night to complete a sweep of the three-game series. 

As the Labor Day weekend fades into memory, the Closer Hot Seat finds itself rather short on tenants. 

MEDICAL WATCH: OF Juan Pierre (lower back spasms) left the Sept. 

Second baseman Jeff Kent stands a decent chance of playing again this season after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday, a simple procedure in which a tear was repaired in his medial meniscus and doctors found nothing unexpected. 

--OF Juan Pierre, starting for the first time since Aug. 

Hard to believe, but Jim Hendry faces an uncertain future in Chicago. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers are doing everything they can to put a season-high losing streak behind them as they chase a postseason berth. 

For the past month, manager Joe Torre has been watching Manny Ramirez perform at the level of a 12-time All-Star and is still probably wondering who that guy was that caused all that discord trying to get out of Boston. 

Manny Ramirez homered and drove in three runs and the resurgent Los Angeles Dodgers closed in on Arizona in the NL West with an 8-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night. 

Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Tuesday morning and might be able to return to action this month. 

--2B Jeff Kent will undergo surgery on his left knee Tuesday. 

MEDICAL WATCH: 2B Jeff Kent (torn cartilage in left knee) felt pain after an at-bat on Aug. 

The Dodgers will add nine players for the September roster expansion from either the disabled list or the minor leagues. 

A pair of victories over the team they are chasing in the lackluster NL West was just what the Los Angeles Dodgers needed to put a season-high losing streak behind them.