Dodgers have been 'good' but not 'dominant' this season
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been good, but not great, this season, which has led them to receive a decent letter grade from ESPN.
Dodgers have been 'good' but not 'dominant' this season originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Los Angeles Dodgers finished the first month and change of the season in first place at the top of the National League West, with a 21-13 record.
The Dodgers in April went 16-10 and batted . 277 with a . 818 OPS as a team, while the pitching staff had a 3.
30 ERA and held opponents to a . 214 batting average. The worst thing to happen to the Dodgers in April was closer Edwin Diaz hitting the injured list with loose bodies in his right elbow.
Diaz had surgery to remove the loose bodies in his elbow and should be back in the second half. The Los Angeles Dodgers received a decent grade for their performance in April According to ESPNโs David Schoenfield , the Dodgers get a B+ for April and have been โgoodโ but have not been โdominantโ as some thought they would be. The Dodgers are the reigning World Series champions and are looking to win their third straight World Series.