Coming off one of the toughest stretches in recent seasons, the Dodgers finished up 17 straight games out of the All-Star break Sunday, going 9-8 against teams competing for a postseason birth.
It doesn’t get any easier this week as they embark on a six-game road trip with two teams on the short list of those that have a better record than the Dodgers since mid-June. First up, the hottest team in baseball.
The Athletics are 33-10 since June 15 and have won 14 of 16 at home during that time. When they woke up on June 16, Oakland was 11.