About a month ago, many pundits and fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers thought that the loss of the divisional lead was imminent and certain. Both the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks were surging, and the Dodgers seemed to be just treading water while half the team was injured.
As of August 30, the Dodgers have maintained their lead in the NL West, and regained a bunch of their players from the IL.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers almost had gotten it all back together. They won five straight games, including sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates at home and taking the first two in Milwaukee before losing in very unappealing fashion the last two games.
Jack Flaherty struggled for the first time in his Dodgers career, allowing three runs in the first inning Thursday. The Dodgers battled back to tie 3-3, even going ahead 4-3, but in the end the bullpen once again failed. This outing was Daniel Hudson, who allowed another three runs in 0.2 innings.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers find their once big lead in the NL West dwindling to a two and a half game lead, with both the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks breathing down their necks.
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Boy watching this Los Angeles Dodgers team right now is demoralizing.
The Dodgers no doubt have been hit with an inordinate amount of injuries, and to some of the key most players. Not having Max Muncy and Mookie Betts in this lineup changes the length and dynamic of it.
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Well that Spring Training went by quickly, didn’t it? Granted, the Los Angeles Dodgers started early than all teams other than the San Diego Padres, their Korean series opponents, but the Arizona part of Spring Training flew by.
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It was only a few short weeks ago when the Los Angeles Dodgers looked like they couldn’t be stopped. The offense was clicking, the bullpen had righted itself, and the rotation was doing pretty well.
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At the beginning of the season, I, and I would venture many other fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers, didn’t think this team would amount to what we have been previously accustomed.
So many fan favorites moved on over the past two seasons, like Cody Bellinger and Justin Turner. Sure Cody had a down season last year, but look what’s he’s accomplishing in Chicago. JT also is producing in his new home to Boston.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have been cruising along as of late, winning five of their last six, all against NL West.
Along the way, the have opened a six game lead in the division. Taking three of four from the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers have effectively buried the team to the south, who are 13 games back. They also took both games in Arizona, and the Diamondbacks now find themselves 11 games out of first.
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In the past few weeks, Los Angeles Dodgers have seen their standing in the NL West to go from first place to third. The bullpen was scuffing, if not full on imploding, almost every night. They suffered a humiliating 15–0 loss to the San Francisco Giants at home, ultimately getting swept by their rivals.
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For the most part, the Los Angeles Dodgers keep plugging away. Plugging in players and pitchers when another has a slump, or has inexplicably imploded on the mound.
And yet, the team is still tied for first in the NL West with the (still!) productive Arizona Diamondbacks, tied for best record in the NL, and third in all of the major leagues.
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