It took 163 games to decide the NL West in 2018, but in the end, the Los Angeles Dodgers came out on top for a sixth consecutive season. This is the longest streak since the New York Yankees won nine straight AL East crowns from 1998 to 2006. And, if statistical projections are any indication, the Dodgers will be spraying champagne for the seventh year in a row this September.
But as we saw last year, those projections don’t always come true. The Dodgers ended up on top, but they were heavily challenged by both the Diamondbacks (who faded away late) and the Rockies.