Following the win, the Dodgers improve to 31-12 against the NL West. Which is contradictory to their record against the rest of the National League at 28-24. The only way in which they will get to the playoffs will continue to come against their division rivals (Rockies, Giants, Diamondbacks, and Padres). They have an even 12-12 record against NL Central opponents (STL, MIL, CHI, HOU, PIT, CIN).
The Dodgers will need to end this trend if they want to continue to pursue the best record in baseball. Rumor has it that the Dodgers may bolster their depleted Starting pitching staff which features Randy Wolf, Clayton Kershaw, and Hiroki Kuroda. They are currently pursuing new free agent Vincente Padilla formerly of the Texas Rangers. Padilla went 8-6 for Texas this season, and maybe with a new club can see an improvement on that record.
Tonight on the mound the Dodgers have Randy Wolf going up against Rookie RHP hurler Joe Martinez, who is eyeing his third consecutive win of his career! If Los Angeles wins tonight they will have reversed their latest trend of dropping 4 of the last 5 series', as part of the mid-August grind that's so infamously dreaded throughout ball clubs.
wrote and researched by Gil Garcia
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