With over abundance in talent, some Dodgers get overlooked

Rich Hill was just named the National League Pitcher of the Month for July.

I follow the Dodgers pretty closely and the announcement caught me off guard. Hill went 4-0, posted a 1.45 ERA, gave up only five runs in 31 innings and struck out 40 while walking only five during the month.

It's an indication of just how hot the Dodgers have been when a performance like that can go largely unnoticed.

Hill is L.A.'s fourth starter behind Kershaw, Darvish and Alex Wood. How many teams have a No. 4 who can put up those kind of numbers in a month of baseball?

Then there's Chris Taylor, who is hitting .308 this year but has been raking at a .391 clip since the All-Star break. Taylor, like Rookie of the Year candidate Cody Bellinger, started the season in Oklahoma City. Now he has become an integral part of the Dodgers' phenomenal run in 2017.

When you have a lineup that features National League hitting leader Justin Turner, All-Stars Corey Seager and Bellinger and someone like Yasiel Puig in the No. 8 slot, it's easy to overlook someone like Taylor who has been swinging a hot bat all year long.

The Dodgers dropped a 5-3 decision to Atlanta last night and will try to win the four-game series tonight when they send Wood to the hill to face his former team.