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The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost four straight games coming into this weekend’s series with the rival San Diego Padres. Meanwhile, the Padres have won five in a row, closing the gap in the National League West and passing the Dodgers to take over first place in the division.
This weekend’s series between the two rivals will hold a lot of weight as the postseason quickly approaches. Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts recently spoke out and sent a message to the team, the league, and the fans ahead of this crucial rivalry series in Los Angeles.
“It’s encouraging to know we’re giving ourselves a chance to win every night. It’s not like we’re going out there just laying eggs. We’re going out there and doing what we can. Just falling short right now,” Betts said, via Dodgers beat writer Bill Plunkett on X/Twitter.
There are two ways to look at this.
On one hand, Betts is right. The Dodgers are seemingly right there in every game. It typically comes down to one inning, one batter, or one pitch that makes the difference. At some point, it seems like the luck will begin to fall in their favor.
But at the end of the day, a loss is a loss, whether it’s by one run or 100 runs. Losing by a run in a game indicates the team was close to winning, but still, they lost.
There’s no trophy at the end of the year for almost winning games. The only trophy goes to the team that wins the World Series.
The Dodgers shouldn’t panic, but they need to come out on the other side of these games with more victories down the stretch.
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