1st-Quarter Grades for the Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers entered their 43rd game of the season Wednesday night at 22-19, 3.5 games back of the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants. It's not exactly where they expected to be, but fans can take solace in the fact that the Giants have overachieved significantly, and the Dodgers have yet to hit their stride on offense or in the bullpen.

Remember, this time last year, the Giants were also leading the way, but the Dodgers were scuffling in last place, stuck there until mid-June. Despite some challenges and a couple of rough stretches, the Dodgers are a short winning streak away from first place.

With ace Clayton Kershaw and catcher A.J. Ellis...

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