The Dodgers lost last night to the last-place Padres, which isn’t as surprising as it should be. That, coupled with the Rockies beating down Arizona last night means the Dodgers …
Read More »How the Dodgers ended up fighting for a playoff spot in September – Part 2
Editor’s note: This is part 2 of a 3-part series. Let’s start back up where yesterday’s article left off on the Dodgers and how they got here. FanGraphs’ PythagenPat and …
Read More »Padres 5, Dodgers 3: Eric Lauer for the third time in 2018
Coming off a sweep of the Rockies and winners of seven of their last eight, everybody was talking as if the Dodgers winning the division was a foregone conclusion again. …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers September 21, 2018: Lauer vs. Stripling
After a crucial sweep against Colorado, the Dodgers hold a 2.5 game lead in the NL West. They’re currently winners of 19 of their last 30 games (.633), and it’s …
Read More »How the Dodgers ended up fighting for a playoff spot in September – Part 1
Editor’s Note: This is part 1 of a 3-part series. They Dodgers have won five division titles in a row, with win totals of 92, 94, 92, 91, and most …
Read More »First attempt at predicting the Dodgers’ 2018 postseason roster
With the Dodgers’ division-winning odds now at 96.1 percent (98.2 percent to make the playoffs), this seems like an appropriate time to predict a postseason roster — something that was …
Read More »Dodgers 5, Rockies 2: Puig comes through with a big dong late, Buehler strikes out 12
Winners in six of their last seven and with a chance to sweep the formerly division-leading Rockies, the Dodgers put together magic late again in a 5-2 victory, but they …
Read More »Rockies @ Dodgers September 19, 2018: Buehler vs Anderson for the sweep
After another dramatic late-inning win last night, the Dodgers find themselves a game away from sweeping a potential playoff foe for the second straight series. Over the weekend, they fell …
Read More »Dodgers 3, Rockies 2: Chris Taylor with a dramatic walk-off dong in the 10th
There’s only so many ways one can say that this series with the Rockies is massive, and things got off on the right foot for the Dodgers when they won …
Read More »Rockies @ Dodgers September 18, 2018: Kershaw vs. Freeland in a battle for first place
The Dodgers (83-68) made a big statement on Monday night with a decisive 8-2 home victory over the Rockies (82-68) to take over sole possession of first place in the …
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