In three series after the All-Star break, the Los Angeles Dodgers continue to prove why they're the best team in all of baseball.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are 6-3 through their first three series in the second half.
Coming out of the All-Star break, LA immediately took down the New York Yankees, outscoring them 10-3 in the first two games.
From there, it was a two-game skid, one that saw the Dodgers fall to the Yankees and then the Philadelphia Phillies.
LA managed to string together four consecutive wins, a stretch that secured series victories against both the Phillies and New York Mets.
Sunday, July 26, provided an ugly 8-3 loss for the Dodgers, but they had already won the series and knew they were able to enjoy the next day off.
1. All gas, no breaks
Absolutely no one was surprised to see the Dodgers come out of the All-Star break looking the same way they did in the first half of the season. The best record in all of baseball belongs to manager Dave Roberts and this roster.
Eyeing a third consecutive World Series, something no team in the National League has ever done before, the Dodgers sit at an extremely comfortable 67-39 and have shown no signs of slowing down.
2. Lopsided losses are bound to happen
As good as the Dodgers are, they can't win every game. Two of their three losses have been quite ugly, and that may be an understatement.
The Dodgers fell to the Phillies, 10-7, and are coming off a five-run loss to the Mets. In total, LA has given up 20 runs in their three losses during the second half.
Emmet Sheehan is to blame for that Phillies loss as he tied his season high with six runs allowed in a 5.1-inning outing. That said, both of the Dodgers' pitchers out of the bullpen also allowed a pair of runs.
When focusing on Sunday's Mets' game, Sheehan allowed just one run in five innings of work. Evan Phillips fell to 0-2 on the year as he picked up his first blown save, and then Will Klein allowed four runs to score in his one inning of work, an inning that required 31 pitches.
3. Dodgers' offense is alive and well
Even with a few ugly losses in the second half, this offense is arguably the best it's been. LA hasn't been shut out since Monday, May 18, when the San Diego Padres took them down in a thrilling 1-0 game that lasted just two hours and 18 minutes.
The Dodgers' +155 run differential is the best in all of baseball. The next closest is the Milwaukee Brewers (+142), but the only other team that has a positive, triple-digit run differential is the Atlanta Braves (+107).
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