Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell, and there are only nine games left in the season.
The Dodgers swept the Colorado Rockies and now have a 2½-game lead over the Rockies for the NL West lead with nine games to play (the Rockies have 10 games left). Everyone, including me, has penciled the Dodgers in for the playoffs, but there is a trap series this weekend against the San Diego Padres.
The Padres are 61-92, and are barely ahead of Miami in the “race” for worst record in the National League.