Blake Treinen escaped a ninth-inning jam and the Dodgers beat Atlanta 5-3 on Monday to get within 1½ games of first-place San Francisco in the NL West.
The Dodgers erupted for five runs on four home runs off left-hander Drew Smyly in the first three innings, a surge that held up over the final six.
The Dodgers took the field Monday with the major leagues’ second-best record, 11 games ahead of the Braves in the NL standings. But those standings don’t matter in Major League Baseball’s playoff structure. Division standings are supreme, and geography renders the Dodgers’ better success moot. The Phillies were 4½ games behind the Braves, the only club in the NL East with a plus run differential, entering Monday. As a result, Atlanta has an easier ride to the NL Division Series. For the Dodgers, advancing that far is far from a guarantee even with a loaded roster boosted by Betts’ return from the injured list last week.
“I think that we have other guys that have performed really well all year long against left-handers,” Roberts said. “I think it gives Cody a day to reset. When left-handers play, there might be times that I put him in there, but I think for the most part, I don’t see him against left-handers at this time.”
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