When the Dodgers left Los Angeles for their final road trip before the all-star break last summer, they had a 55-36 record and a 7 1/2-game lead in the National League’s Western Division.
That team went on to win the World Series.
When this year’s Dodgers land in Milwaukee on Sunday night to begin the last road trip before the all-star break, their record will be a game better and their division lead about the same, pending the results of San Diego’s game Sunday night.
But if you take a good look under the hood, there are obvious — and worrying — differences between this year and last year.