After a disappointing weekend series against the San Francisco Giants, the Los Angeles Dodgers were off to face the Arizona Diamondbacks for four games at Chase Field. It represented an opportunity to close the gap in the National League West standings.
Of course, the alternative was the Diamondbacks putting the Dodgers in an even deeper hole that would make it more difficult for them to win a sixth consecutive division title. The week didn’t begin on a positive note for Los Angeles, as it was announced Corey Seager required Tommy John surgery.
Then the Diamondbacks proceeded to win the first two games of the series to move to nine games ahead of the Dodgers in the NL West standings.