That lead didn’t last long

Phil Gurnee ♦ August 20, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

The Dodgers were in and out of first place so fast it was like watching a Jamaican running the 100-meter dash.

What do you mean the Giants aren’t going to lose 2 out of 3 games the rest of the year?

What do you mean that a rotation with Ross Stripling, Bud Norris, Brett Anderson, and Scott Kazmir isn’t the stuff that Divisions are won with?

What do you mean it is hard to win when your cleanup hitter is hitting .164 | .227 | .180 with ZERO runs batted in, over fifteen games?

In just two games Dodger fans went from no hay problemas , being in first place, an 8 – 6 record in August and looking forward to five games in a row against the likes of the Phillies and Reds. Two games later they are in second place, the record is now 8 – 8 and they are counting on Brett Anderson who has pitched ONE major league inning in 2016 to right the ship.

The Dodgers have scored an excellent 80 runs in August but have now given up 89 runs in 16 games.  I expect they will need to continue to average 5 runs a game over the next three games if they want to win a couple.