The revival of the 2018 Dodgers is not hard to explain. It involves brute force, a slugging brigade capable of obscuring the rest of the roster’s flaws. The Dodgers keep winning, as they did in a 7-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday, because they keep hitting the ball over the fence.
The lineup clubbed three more to push their total to 51 in June. No team in baseball has been that ferocious this month. The Dodgers have already more than doubled their total from March and April (25) and exceeded their mark from May (31).
“It’s scary facing us,” first baseman Cody Bellinger said.