Dodgers Quick Hits: Struggles Against Last Place Teams Continues

The Dodgers dropped another game to a last place team on Friday night as the Dodgers lost 5-3. The Dodgers NL West lead also shrunk to 1.5 games.

The month of September has been a puzzling one for the Dodgers. They continue to play to the level of their competition which is a bad thing considering the remaining opponents left are not very good record wise. The latest defeat came at the hands of the last place San Diego Padres.

In September, the Dodgers have now lost five of seven games against the Padres, Reds, and Mets. On the other hand the Dodgers have won nine of eleven against the Dbacks, Cardinals, and Rockies. It just goes to show that the Dodgers are playing to the level of their…