So this happened!

The most unbelievable display I’ve ever seen.

The game on Monday (Sept. 11) started out to be just as spectacular, but it didn’t end up that way. The pot o’ gold at the end of this rainbow was a meltdown by our apparent closer, Evan Phillips, whereby he gave up 4 runs in the top of the 9th, putting the game against the stinking, smug Padres out of reach, 11-7. We scored another in the bottom of the inning, and we had the winning run at the plate with bases loaded, but Chris Taylor unfortunately aimed his line drive right into the glove of shortstop Xander Bogaerts to end the game.

As my ceaselessly optimistic husband would say, “If you want to make sure the Dodgers don’t score a run, load the bases.”

My boys in blue had a wonderful August, but so far this month, they are not doing so hot. They have a lot of injuries and a partner-beating (allegedly) pitcher, leaving the unreliable Lance Lynn as our only veteran starter. Our young ‘uns (Ryan Pepiot, Gavin Scott, Bobby Miller and Emmett Sheehan) do not a starting rotation make. But manager Dave Roberts is making do with them as best he can, while keeping his fingers crossed that Clayton Kershaw and Walker Buehler can come back before the playoffs. Good luck to you, Doc! Actually, good luck to us all.