Eight games into the regular season, the Dodgers were riding at their highest, winning eight in a row with seemingly no end in sight. Then, reality hit; the Dodgers are not a perfect team despite the talent they have on paper.

Blowup losses at home by double digits, sweeps suffered at the hands of much inferior teams like the Angels and Pirates, and a cruel summer made the Dodgers look vulnerable. Two of their key starters, Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell, had months of their season wiped away due to injury. A shoulder impingement to the prized international talent of the offseason looked to prematurely end his season in May. Mookie Betts forgot that he was an elite hitter before the fans reminded him with a standing ovation. A grand total of 28 players missed time due to injury.

Michael C

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