Are the Dodgers finally scratching the surface of greatness?

The Los Angeles Dodgers are rolling proper now. They have been good all season, but it surely seems like they’ve reached a brand new gear of their dominance.

Heading into Tuesday’s matchup in opposition to the Washington Nationals, the Dodgers have received 15 video games within the month of Might, together with a seven-game successful streak, which ended on Sunday.

Ben Verlander spoke on “Flippin’ Bats” about why he believes the Dodgers are lastly scratching the floor and placing issues collectively.

Why the Dodgers have yet to scratch the floor I Flippin’ Bats

The Los Angeles Dodgers are main the NL West and are solely going to get higher. Ben Verlander talks in regards to the Dodgers’ current successful streak and why they’re among the finest groups within the MLB.

“It has been the offense that has turned it on and began to get going,” Verlander mentioned. “They’re now the primary and solely staff to have a number of win streaks of six video games or extra. They bought seven this final time, and Mookie Betts is the one carrying them proper now.”

Betts had a gradual begin to the season however has bounced again and has led the cost for the Dodgers offensively.

“He was one of many causes that I mentioned ‘they have not scratched the floor prior to now,'” Verlander mentioned.

Over the previous week, Betts is hitting .393 with three residence runs and eight RBIs. Statistically talking, Betts is enjoying like a prime participant in baseball, which many anticipated to start out the season.

Throughout their seven-game successful streak, the Dodgers swept all 4 video games in opposition to the Arizona Diamondbacks and received three of 4 in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies.

Additionally throughout that streak, the Dodgers scored 6.43 runs per sport, first in Main League Baseball, and their on-base proportion was .368, which was additionally the perfect in baseball.

“Mookie Betts is on a tear again to his MVP-like days, and it has been a dominant previous week for the Los Angeles Dodgers,” Verlander mentioned. “They’ve [Dodgers] been the perfect staff on paper, and so they run by means of the common season, after which it hasn’t translated to success within the playoffs.”

Sure, the Dodgers have received an NL championship, however as Verlander factors out, at this level, it is championship or bust.

“They need to win a division title … and they should get to the World Sequence,” Verlander mentioned. “Something aside from that may be a failure, in my view.”

The Dodgers have been on this boat earlier than. They have been the perfect staff in baseball. Consultants have projected them to win all of it in current seasons.

They’ve had through-the-roof expertise, and so they might have extra this season. 

Will this be the 12 months they will put it collectively and march to the World Sequence, or will there be one other disappointing early exit? 

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