Don’t make too much of their recent troubles scoring runs. Or how they have a bunch of old players on their roster. Or how it feels as if you have a better chance of seeing a dinosaur at Dodger Stadium these days than a Shohei Ohtani homer.
Regardless of what happens in the regular season, the Dodgers will be the team to beat in October.
Just as they were last year. And the year before that.
You never want to make too much of a regular-season game, particularly one that’s six weeks into a 162-game schedule, but their3-1 victory over the Braveswas more than a win.
The triumph was a reminder of why the Dodgers are the two-time defending World Series champions.
Brighten the lights, raise the stakes, improve the quality of pitching, and the Dodgers will show they have a little something no other team has.
“I don’t know what it is about this team,” shortstop Miguel Rojas said. “When a big series comes up, we always find a way to lock in and play our game.”
And this was as big a series that could be played at this stage of the season.
The Braves came into Los Angeles tied with the Yankees and Cubs for the best record in baseball.
Their scheduled starters for the series resembled a postseason rotation, with reigning Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale on Friday, Spencer Strider on Saturday and Bryce Elder on Sunday. Strider and Elder are former All-Stars.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
