Los Angeles Dodgers: How the Dodgers compare to the Atlanta Braves
By Jason Reed
The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a season-long comeback to officially be crowned National League West Champions for the sixth straight time.
This one — this one feels a lot better than the last few.
The Los Angeles Dodgers were able to overcome an early World Series hangover and dig themselves out of the trenches to win a franchise-best sixth-straight National League West Championship.
Four and a half months ago the chances of the Dodgers making the postseason seemed slim to none. The team was just swept in four games at home by the Cincinnati Reds and dropped two straight games to the Miami Marlins.
On May 16, the Los Angeles Dodgers were ten games under .500 (16-26). Justin Turner then returned and the Dodgers managed to claw back to four games under .500 by the end of May (26-30).
In what was a stark contrast from 2017, the Dodgers continuously rode up and down waves, never getting a full grasp on first place. The longest lead the team had up until September was 1.5 games.
Even after sweeping the Colorado Rockies and gaining a 2.5 game lead in the division, the Dodgers squandered it away when the Rockies won eight straight games.
The Dodgers fought tooth and nail to tie the Colorado Rockies at 91 wins and 71 losses. Game 163 had to be played. The Los Angeles Dodgers won, 5-2.
The celebration should be short-lived as the Dodgers are now back on the path to bringing home the team’s first World Series in 30 years. The first team in the way is the Atlanta Braves. Here is how the two team’s stack up.
*Disclaimer: The NLDS roster is not yet released at the time of writing this. This is who we think will make the roster.