The NL West is the tightest and most exciting division in MLB
Prior to the start of play on June 18th, the Arizona Diamondbacks were 9.0 games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers, in fourth place the NL West. On paper that might have looked like an insurmountable lead.
Fast forward to today and since that article was written, the D-backs have gone 34-16 while the Dodgers are 26-22. After losing today the Dodgers are 71-50, just 2.0 games ahead of the Diamondbacks and Padres, who are both 69-53. That puts them on par with the Dodger rotation at the very least. Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler are back, but are clearly diminished versions of their prior selves. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is still on the injured list. But they still have Tyler Glasnow, Gavin Stone, and newly acquired Jack Flaherty.
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