The Seattle Mariners pulled off a massive 7-6 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 28, a game that honestly felt bigger than just one W. Because what happened to the Dodgers right after our boys left town? Their whole season took a gut punch.
M’s Put Up a Fight, Then LA Hit the Skids
Our Mariners went to Dodger Stadium and showed they weren’t backing down, even if the final series score was 2-1 for LA. That 7-6 battle was a grind, and we clawed it out. Yeah, we dropped the next two 6-2 and 4-2, but we pushed them hard. The Dodgers were sitting pretty at 67-40 before they ran into us, looking solid in late July. They closed out the Mariners series with a 69-40 record, feeling good. But then, something shifted, like the baseball gods saw our M’s fighting spirit and decided to mess with Hollywood.
Dodgers Face a Brutal August Slump
What followed our series was an absolute collapse for the Dodgers. From July 31 to August 9, they won only ONE game out of EIGHT! Think about that for a second. Our boys played them tough, and then it’s like a curse hit them. They stared down consecutive losses to the Red Sox, dropping 9-4, 3-2, and 8-4. Then the Cubs took them for three straight, 10-5, 5-1, and 7-6. The D-backs then stepped in and beat them 4-3 before the Dodgers finally snagged a 10-inning 2-1 win on August 8. But the D-backs quickly went back to work, beating them again 4-2 the very next day. This brutal stretch saw their record fall from a comfortable 69-40 to a struggling 70-48. It was a dramatic freefall, and you have to wonder if that battle with our Mariners had anything to do with it.
LA Recovers, But the Early Season Rollercoaster Was Real
Fast forward to September, and it looks like LA finally found their footing again after that rough patch. They kicked off the month with a couple of losses to the Cardinals, 13-8 and 8-6 in extra innings, but then they hit the gas. They rattled off five straight wins, beating the Cardinals 3-2, sweeping the Nationals 5-3, 6-5, and 7-5, and then taking down the Reds 6-3. That put them at 87-57 by September 7. So yeah, they recovered, but that early August slump after facing the M’s was no joke. Meanwhile, back in the Emerald City, our Mariners are still grinding! We just shut down the Athletics 2-0, a huge shutout win for the good guys. Keep that energy, keep that momentum, and let’s go Mariners!
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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