A .500 Team

The Dodgers lead the league in runs scored, yet are a .500 team right now, and in 3rd place in the NL West. WHY?

Over 14 games they have scored 93 runs, an average of 6.64 runs per game. How often do teams score over 6 run a game, but more importantly, how many teams score 6 runs a game and LOSE?

The Dodgers lead the National League in Runs, Hits, Slugging %, and have the highest team batting average .315. The next closes team is the Phillies with 83 runs scored and a team average of .281…that’s a significant difference. Yet, the Phillies are 9-5 and first place in the East, while the Dodgers are 7-7 and in third place in the West.

The Dodgers pitching is 26th in MLB and 13th in the National League with an ERA of 5.37. Starting pitchers are not going deep into games, and the bullpen has been unreliable. Kershaw and Billingsly are still young, but how long we we allow that to be an excuse for going 3 innings? Belisario came back yesterday and pitched a scoreless inning. Kuo should be back soon too, so we can only hope they are able to bring a little consistency late in games.

The Dodgers are a great team. Their bats are on fire right now, and as soon as the pitching comes together the team is going to be unstoppable.

I just hope it happens sooner rather than later.



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