This weekend is the biggest series of the year for the Dodgers
They head to Arizona for four games
With 29 games remaining in the season, the Dodgers have a three-game lead in the NL West. Their magic number to win the division is 27.
Usually at this point in the year, we’re accustomed to seeing that magic number nearly in single digits. Well, that isn’t the case this season as the NL West is the best division in baseball. Since the second half began, the three best records in baseball belong to the Dodgers, Padres and D-Backs.
For reference on how good the NL West has been, the Dodgers are on a 104-win pace in the second half…. and have seen their division lead drop by four games. It feels like the Dodgers are blowing the division, which they’re not. Two teams are just playing insanely better baseball.
This upcoming weekend the Dodgers will travel to Arizona. They’ll face the D-Backs for four games, concluding their season series. For LA, this is the most important series of the entire season.
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