September chill hits Astros, Dodgers at worst time
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If based only on the run that the Cleveland Indians have embarked on over the better part of the last month, it may be easy to forget that baseball is a sport that does not often lend itself to playing at a breakneck speed. A look at once was, compared to whaSeptember chill hits Astros, Dodgers at worst time
If based only on the run that the Cleveland Indians have embarked on over the better part of the last month, it may be easy to forget that baseball is a sport that does not often lend itself to playing at a breakneck speed. A look at once was, compared to what currently is, for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros gives testament to this. The Astros dominated the first three-quarters of the year so thoroughly that they reached 30 games over .500 by early August and have not had a lead of less than 10 games in the American League West since May 28. Meanwhile, the Dodgers managed to somehow better the impressive early returns from Houston as they dominated the heart of their schedule. From May 1 through July 31, L.A. posted an incredible 61-19 record, good for a .766 win percentage. In June alone the Dodgers won 20 of 23 games, which prompted legitimate talk of them breaking the all-time record for most wins in MLB history. Yet now, as the final act of the regular season is set to close — wh Read more