SAN DIEGO — Five days ago, the Dodgers finally seemed to be building some late-season momentum.
In the span of a week, however, they have once again squandered any real forward progress.
Coming off a sweep of the San Diego Padres at home last weekend, the Dodgers appeared to be in strong position for the stretch run. They’d built a two-game lead in the National League West. They had the last-place Colorado Rockies up next on the schedule. And even with a trip to San Diego looming after that, they were primed to potentially take a stranglehold in the standings.