Dodgers sweep Diamondbacks ahead of showdown with Braves

Freddie Freeman and Jason Heyward hit home runs as the Dodgers set a new Los Angeles-era franchise record for wins in a calendar month (24) with a 7-0 victory. The four-game series with Atlanta beg…

LOS ANGELES — Maybe it’s time for the Dodgers to try picking on someone their own size.

It is the fourth consecutive season they have won at least 21 games in August with a winning percentage of .750 or better. According to OptaStats, only one other team in MLB history has had a .750 winning percentage or better in the same calendar month four years in a row – the Chicago White Stockings in June 1878 through 1881.

Wednesday’s win followed a familiar script – Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman do MVP things, others have their moments and the opponents can’t keep up.

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