The Orioles welcome the first-place Dodgers to Baltimore this weekend after sweeping their division rival, the Padres. The Dodgers had a golden opportunity to pull away from the Padres, but couldn’t manage it. Instead, they were swept by the last-place Pirates. As such, the Dodgers go into the weekend with a two-game lead over the Padres, which is the closest divisional race in the majors.

The Dodgers are always good. Since 2013, they have won the division every season but once. They have two World Series wins in that time, including last year when they defeated the Yankees. They are good again this year, but not quite as good as they have been in other recent years. Their 78 wins is the second lowest win total of any current division leader.

Offensively, they are tough to beat. They ave

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