The Dodgers have been a bizarre team of late, as their last five series have been wins against the Diamondbacks, Rockies, and Cardinals, with losses against the Mets and Reds. In the most important series of the season against the (formerly) division-leading Rockies, the Dodgers seized control of the NL West thanks to the bats exploding early and the pitching coasting in a 8-2 victory.
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The Dodgers bats will start the recap off since they started the scoring off in the 1st, as Joc Pederson went oppo for his 22nd dong of the year to start things off right.