After a much better showing last night than the game prior, the Dodgers (86-69) remain 1.5 games ahead of the Rockies (84-70). In the rubber match, the Dodgers send Hyun-Jin …
Read More »Dodgers 7, Padres 2: Dodgers demolish Padres, break franchise record with 222 dongs in a season
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers’ offense exploded, Rich Hill dominated, and the defense didn’t let anyone down in a decisive 7-2 win over the Padres Saturday night in front of …
Read More »Padres @ Dodgers September 22, 2018: Padres look to Nix Dodgers’ NL West lead
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 …
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