The Dodgers entered the weekend with the best record in the National League. The Angels are last in the American League West.
The Dodgers are the reigning World Series champions. The Angels have made the playoffs just once since 2010.
Clearly there’s more than 30 miles of freeway separating the two teams. So you’d think the Angels would look at this weekend’s Freeway Series as a chance to measure themselves against the best.
But Angels manager Ron Washington was having none of it.