The Dodgers' magic number for winning the National League West remained unchanged at seven with 14 games to play following Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a sweltering Dodger Stadium matinee.
But as time runs out on a pennant race that long ago lost its drama, Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly will soon begin turning his attention to another magic number: 25.
That's the number of players the Dodgers can carry on their postseason roster. And with two weeks remaining in the regular season, Mattingly faces a number of tough decisions to get down to that limit.