Just two short months ago, on May 16, the Dodgers hit their low point for the season. They sat dead last in the NL West. In fact, their 16 – 26 record had them tied for second worst in the entire League. They were 10 games below .500. and moving in the wrong direction. They had dropped nine of their last ten games, including their last six in a row. Adding insult to injury (no pun intended!), the last six included a four-game sweep by the worst in the League Reds followed by dropping the first 2 games against the last-place Marlins.