The Dodgers have a share of first place for the first time since May 14
The Dodgers continued to use brute force to win a fourth straight game on Tuesday night. They hit three home runs and four doubles to beat the Phillies 9-3 in the middle game of their three-game series at Dodgers Stadium, and are now tied for first place in the National League West.
When Clayton Kershaw last started on June 26, the Dodgers lost to fall a season-worst eight games back of the Giants in the NL West. But since then, with Kershaw not throwing a single pitch, the club has the best record in the National League at 23-13, and are now tied for first place in the division, with 49 games remaining.