DENVER — It’s a quirk of the schedule that has the Dodgers playing four games with the last-place Rockies in between two crucial series with the arch-rival Padres.
Colorado has the worst record in baseball and will finish last in the division for a fourth straight year. The Padres are the last team standing between the Dodgers and their 12th division title in 13 seasons. The Dodgers swept them last weekend at home and will play them again next weekend in San Diego.
Yet Dodgers manager Dave Roberts insisted there would be no overlooking the lowly Rockies and no looking ahead to the Padres’ series.