The Dodger made it to the All-Star break barely in one piece, but here they are. Their 51-40 record is the eighth-best in all of baseball and the fourth best in the NL, only behind the three division leaders. They were 51-40 after 91 games in each of the last two years, so despite the injuries and seemingly poor performance, they’re really in the same position as they were last year in terms of things they can control.
They’ve done this despite a pitching staff that’s barely held together. It’s been shockingly solid, despite having used 12 different starters already.