After spending a majority of days in July in first place, the Dodgers in August tasted a lot of third place in the National League West, ending the month in second place, one game back of Arizona. The Dodgers in August were tied or alone in first place for eight days, though not since August 11.
Dodgers starting pitching had their best month of the season with a 2.53 ERA to lead the majors, but the bullpen had its worst month (4.62 ERA). Kenley Jansen suffered through a terrible month, including a health scare in Denver, but recovered to save the final game of the month, snapping a career-worst string of four consecutive outings scored upon.