SAN DIEGO — That’s it.

Like, really over.

With a 4-2 victory against the Padres on Sunday at Petco Park, the Dodgers have bolstered their division lead to a season-high of 10 games.

Let’s be honest here: the Dodgers wrapped up the National League West title this weekend, marking their 14th division win in 15 years.

In fact, they pretty much sealed the deal before heading to San Diego to take two out of three games from the Padres.

A glance at the stands at Petco Park revealed quite a shift.

This time, it was a sea of Dodger Blue fans.

San Diego has seen its share of disappointments. Fans here seemed wise enough not to get their hopes up about a team lacking the odds.

And to think, they were right!

The Dodgers managed to do everything but plant a flag on the mound at Petco, defeating Aki Sasaki in the opening game on Friday and winning the next two as well.

Manager Dave Roberts, while trying not to give too much away, acknowledged that such a significant lead feels right. The last time the Dodgers held this kind of lead in the National League West was at the end of the 2023 season when they were 16 games ahead of the second-place Diamondbacks.

“This says a lot about what we’ve been doing,” Roberts remarked.

When the Dodgers last faced the Padres in mid-July, they left with just a one-and-a-half game lead.

“I think this shows we’ve stayed the course and executed well,” Roberts added.

He emphasized that the team needs to stay focused. The Dodgers are set to begin a three-game series against the Athletics in Sacramento on Monday, followed by another series with the Padres at Dodger Stadium starting Thursday.

There’s no reason to think the Dodgers will stumble this week or later in the season.

In their recent match, three home runs were hit, with a particularly impressive sixth inning delivering nine runs. Their disciplined batting ultimately clinched Sunday’s game; Freddie Freeman drew a walk with the bases loaded in the fifth, followed by Mookie Betts hitting a two-run homer.

Betts is having quite a resurgence, batting .368 with five homers in his last 14 games, seemingly shaking off a slump that lasted two years.

The Dodgers are also gearing up for the return of Teoscar Hernandez from the disabled list on Monday, after he missed a month due to a hamstring injury.

With two more wins, Roberts will hit the 1,000 mark in his managerial career, which should inject some excitement into the campaign as they approach the halfway point.

The Padres, however, are trending in the opposite direction.

They last held a lead on May 18th and have since managed only 14 wins against 21 losses. Meanwhile, the Dodgers boast a much stronger record of 25 wins and 11 losses during that stretch.

The Padres’ shortcomings were glaring, especially against the Dodgers.

Currently, they rank last in the majors for runs scored, batting average, and OPS. While their bullpen shines with closers Mason Miller and Adrian Morejon, their starting pitching raises questions. Their starters rank near the bottom in innings pitched and ERA in the National League.

The Dodgers recognized the urgency to score in the fifth inning when starter Michael King was struggling.

“We knew we had to beat their starters,” Freeman noted. “As a team, that was our strategy. Given the strength of their bullpen, getting ahead was crucial. We’ve been able to do that lately.”

Roberts kept the celebrations in check.

“We’ll see them in four days,” he said.

This upcoming series will be pivotal for Sasaki as he attempts to regain his earlier dominance.

But if he can’t, facing the Padres again won’t hold much weight beyond it being another matchup.

The NL West title is already in the Dodgers’ hands.