Here's something that might surprise the baseball fan who doesn't look past the standings: the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers rank 14th in the National League in scoring.
Kemp, Ethier Returning To Dodger Lineup
Fourteenth.
It's hard to win that way. And since pushing their record to 42-25 in the middle of June, the Dodgers have won only five of their last 20 games. In those same 20 games, the Dodgers scored only 43 runs. With eight of those coming in one game. They were shut out completely in a three-game series against the Giants, for the first time in recorded history.
It’s been ugly.
There’s really really really good news, though:
Kershaw is on the mound, and Kemp & Ethier are expected in the lineup tonight for your 1st place Dodgers. Get tix: atmlb.com/ODm76K
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 13, 2012
Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier can't fix what ails the Dodgers all by themselves. But it's one hell of a first step. Considering the club's still in first place despite the absence of their two best hitters for an extended stretch, you have to like the Dodgers' second-half chances.
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