Baseball, at its core, is a game of details. The little things—a crisp relay throw, a clean turn on a double play, a smart read on the bases—often become the difference between winning and losing.
For over a decade under manager Dave Roberts, the Los Angeles Dodgers have thrived on those small details.
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They were sharp, disciplined, and rarely the team guilty of giving games away.
But this season in Los Angeles has felt different, and it’s never been more apparent than their recent three-game series over the weekend at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks that closed out the month of August.
After sweeping the wild card hungry Cincinnati Reds Monday through Wednesday, the Dodgers had an off day on Thursday befor