Every game the Dodgers win down the stretch is a record-breaker.
They broke the franchise record with their 107th win on Wednesday against those pesky San Diego Padres.
They won their 110th game and matched the Pittsburgh Pirates, who had the National League record for most wins in a season since 1909, against the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.
The Dodgers were 4-2 last week against the Padres and Rockies. They are 6-2 in their past eight games.
The Dodgers have three games left in the regular season to surpass the win total of the 1909 Pirates led by Honus Wagner. The Dodgers next three games are against the lowly Rockies, so 113 regular season wins are not out of the question.
The 2001 Seattle Mariners and 1906 Chicago Cubs have the major league record for most wins in a season with 116.
The Dodgers needed extra innings to beat the Padres on Wednesday. The score was tied 0-0 after nine innings.
Freddie Freeman knocked in Mookie Betts with the winning run in the 10th inning to break the Dodgers franchise record for wins in a season. They set the record last season and 2019 with 106 wins.
The Dodgers won their 110th game in a walk, literally.
Down 4-1, the Dodgers drew six walks in the seventh inning and erased a three-run deficit to tie the score 4-4.
They scored two runs in the eighth inning to take the lead. Cody Bellinger played a big role in both rallies. He drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. He had an RBI single in the eighth inning to give the Dodgers a 6-4 lead.
Joey Gallo drove in the tie-breaking run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. The Dodgers drew 10 walks in the game and Bellinger had three hits and drove in two runs.
The Dodgers wrapped up home field advantage through the playoffs last week too. They have the best record in the majors and will be the top seed in the playoffs.
Speaking of playoffs, the Dodgers can set up their starting rotation and have some fresh arms to add to it.
Tony Gonsolin is scheduled to start Monday against the Rockies. He is 16-1 with a 2.10 ERA, but has been on the injured list with a forearm strain.
He faces Jose Urena for the Rockies. He is 3-8 with a 5.24 ERA.
The Dodgers rotation for the playoffs looks like it’s going to be:
- Julio Urias
- Clayton Kershaw
- Tyler Anderson
- Tony Gonsolin
Andrew Heaney or Michael Grove could join the rotation if anything happens to those four.
Dodger starters power rankings:
- Julio Urias
- Clayton Kershaw
- Tyler Anderson
- Michael Grove
- Brusdar Graterol
The Dodgers (110-49) have three games left in the regular season against the Rockies. The playoffs start Friday with the AL and NL wild card rounds. The Dodgers have a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
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