After chasing Arizona and Colorado for most of the season, the Dodgers breathed some hope into their 2018 chances this week when they edged into first place with a three-game sweep of the Rockies at Chavez Ravine on the heels of taking three out of four in St. Louis.
Clayton Kershaw got the call on Sept. 13 in St. Louis but Manny Machado was the hero, knocking in three RBI, including his 34th homer, as the Dodgers posted a 9-7 win.
On Sept. 14, the Dodgers shut down the Cards 3-0 as rookie Walker Buehler held the Redbirds to two hits over eight innings and Yasiel Puig hit a pair of dingers.
On Sept. 15, Los Angeles unloaded on St. Louis for a third-straight victory, 17-4, as Puig erupted for three home runs and seven RBI as the Dodgers pulled even with St. Louis for a wild card slot.
The hot streak cooled off on Sept. 16 when Adam Wainwright held the Dodgers to two hits over six innings as St. Louis salvaged a win in the series, 5-0.
Which set up the epic showdown with the Rockies this week. The Dodgers entered Monday a half game out of the division lead with everything on the line.
On Monday, Hyun Jin-Ryu pitched seven scoreless innings and held Colorado to four hits as the Dodgers posted an 8-2 win. Joc Pederson homered twice and Max Muncy added his 33rd dinger in the rout.
Last night, Buehler held St. Louis to three hits over six innings and Puig hit a three-run pinch-hit homer in the seventh to guide the Dodgers to a 5-2 win and a 2.5 game lead in the NL West standings with nine games left in the season.
Puig has hit six homers in his last 18 at-bats.
The Dodgers close out their home schedule with three against the Padres this weekend followed by three at Arizona and three at San Francisco to end the regular season.
Buckle up. It may get rocky.
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