The Los Angeles Dodgers gained 100 video games within the common season, taking their tenth NL West crown within the utmost 11 seasons. The only generation they didn’t win the NL West, they gained 106 video games and were given to the NLCS. Nonetheless, they had been eradicated from the postseason Wednesday evening in Arizona by means of the 84-win Diamondbacks. There used to be a lot ado concerning the Dodgers’ pitching woes heading into the playoffs and year Clayton Kershaw’s unpleasant first inning in Sport 1 poised the pitch, the offense used to be dreadful right through. 

The Dodgers have two MVP-caliber gamers of their lineup in Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts. The 2 blended to advance 1 for 21 within the line. The only clash used to be an infield clash by means of Freeman by which he clash a grounder ill the first-base form and slid toes first into first understructure in a play games so alike a replay overview used to be impaired. 

“I did absolutely nothing to help us win,” Betts told reporters afterward.

“Not good by us,” a frustrated Freeman added.

We will be able to scribble Sport 1 off. The Dodgers had been up to now at the back of lots of the sport, it isn’t use diving in to the offense. In Video games 2 and three, even though, they’d possibilities to win. 

• Within the base of the 5th in Sport 2, with the Dodgers ill two runs, Betts got here to the plate with two runners on understructure and one out. He clash right into a fielder’s selection and later Freeman struck out to finish the inning, escape two males on understructure.
• Within the 7th in Sport 2, Betts reached on an error to the beginning the inning, once more with the Dodgers ill two runs. Freeman clash right into a double play games. 
• Within the 8th inning of Sport 3, with the Dodgers trailing by means of two runs and 6 outs from removing, Kolton Wong drew a leadoff travel. A house run would’ve join the sport, clearly, however even simply getting runners on understructure may just’ve stored the season. Betts and Freeman each struck out. 

All through the common season, Betts led all place gamers in WAR at 8.4. He clash .307/.408/.579 (163 OPS+) with 40 doubles, a triple, 39 house runs, 107 RBI (as a leadoff guy!), 126 runs and 14 steals. He’s most probably going to complete 2nd in NL MVP vote casting. Freeman clash .331/.410/.567 (161 OPS+) with 59 doubles (one of the crucial very best totals in historical past!), two triples, 29 homers, 102 RBI, 131 runs and 23 stolen bases in 24 makes an attempt. He’ll end both 3rd or fourth in NL MVP vote casting. 

And the 2 had been overall no-shows within the NLDS, the place the Dodgers had been swept and advance house then simply 3 playoff video games following a 100-win season. Later doing such a lot to support their workforce win video games within the common season, Betts and Freeman did completely not anything to support their workforce win within the playoffs.