One-third of the 162 game season is over! The Dodgers are in first place in the NL West, 2.5 games ahead of the San Diego Padres and 5.5 games ahead of the Midgets. It should not be lost on anyone that the Dodgers have had their #1 and their #2 starters perform poorly and that the #3 and #4 starters have been in the IL most of the season. Let me repeat that:
The Dodgers are in First Place while their Top Four Starters have been injured or impaired. The Athletic addressed Walker Buehler’s issues:
“His struggles had centered on a four-seam fastball that was once one of the most dynamic in the majors but instead had been battered whenever he’d throw it this season.