Because they have continually secured victories at a respectable pace throughout this season and the rival San Francisco Giants have not, the Dodgers need not worry about winning each of their remaining games. Inside their clubhouse Thursday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, players discussed the possibility of clinching their forthcoming division title before they leave town Sunday.
So Brett Anderson drawing Thursday’s start against Colorado represented no more than a first-round audition for the fourth-starter role the Dodgers must fill for the playoffs, albeit one set before an unusually windy diorama featuring nearly 50,000 fans.