LA Times · Aug 22, 2024
With Dave Roberts in ‘playoff mode,’ surging Dodgers sweep the Mariners
Tommy Edman, left, talks with manager Dave Roberts during the fifth inning Wednesday. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he was already in “playoff mode” Wednesday, as his club continued to jockey for position in the crowded National League standings.
Once October actually arrives, however, he can only hope their potential postseason foes will make life as easy on them as the Seattle Mariners did Wednesday night.
In an 8-4, sweep-clinching defeat of the Mariners at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers got almost as much help from their opponents as they did themselves.
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