The Dodgers picked up win quantity 100 on the season with a 5-2 victory over the Giants in San Francisco on Sunday. With it, the membership established a brand new MLB report with its fourth consecutive 100-plus win marketing campaign in a non-shortened season. With all of the modifications the Dodgers confronted roster smart final offseason, they entered spring coaching removed from favorites to win the NL West not to mention 100 video games.
“From exterior the group I don’t assume individuals anticipated [100 wins],” supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned following sport 162.
Most consultants, insiders, pundits and the like went with the horny decide that was the San Diego Padres. That was the membership that signed the massive identify free agent and added to a roster that upset the Dodgers within the NLDS within the earlier offseason.
“From begin to end, I really feel like a number of the skin noise was doubting us this 12 months — not inside,” Freddie Freeman mentioned. “I don’t assume profitable 100 video games surprises anyone on this clubhouse. However to do it when – I imply we’ve got one man within the beginning rotation that was in spring coaching popping out of it that’s in there now. We’ve confronted a number of ups and downs and we rose above it and bought 100 wins.
“Baseball is performed on the diamond, out on the sector. It’s not on paper or who spends probably the most cash and blah blah blah. Outdoors noise is exterior noise. It’s very simple to close it off and exit and play the sport when you realize you’re an excellent staff.”
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And now the necessary season begins for Los Angeles. We all know this group can win within the common season however the lacking World Sequence successes coming off of one in every of these 100 win years is a story that should change this October. The Nationwide League Division Sequence begins on Saturday, October 7 on TBS.
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