Is it too early for magic numbers? They held a particular fascination for me as a kid, and with the way I’m watching Padres games lately to make sure San Diego loses, I’ve been thinking about what combination of wins and losses the Dodgers need to swipe the first-place berth. It’ll likely be a roller coast of back-and-forth movement in the standings until the end of the regular season, and sometimes a nice, concrete number is a helpful thing to hang onto during the ride.

Thankfully, there’s plenty of other news to distract us along the way. Here’s what’s happening as the Dodgers get ready for another game against Cincinnati today.

Dodgers Notes

Kiké Hernández is back and—hopefully—better than ever, especially when it comes to offense, writes Sonja Chen at MLB.com. With Dodgers left fiel

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