Fansided · Jun 5, 2018
The Dodgers Rapid Comeback in the Slumping NL West
Heading into the 2018 season, the NL West was the most dominant division in baseball. Now, in the beginnings of June, the NL West has the closest race for first place; with the San Diego Padres only 5.5 games out of first place.
As the reigning National League Champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers were expected to resemble a World-Series-caliber team. After starting the season with Justin Turner on the disabled list, the Dodgers were at a loss. Both figuratively and physically.
In their first 11 games, the Dodgers were 4-7, with opponents outscoring them by four runs. Not only were key hitters, like Chris Taylor and Cody Bellinger, not producing, but the disabled list expanded.