Failure in the clutch has put the Dodgers in third place
by Andy McCullough, Los Angeles Times
Aug 27, 2018
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - The sequence serves as a snapshot to explain this troubling but still salvageable Dodgers season. In Saturday's eighth inning, with the Dodgers aiming to expand their lead over San Diego, the lineup stoked the embers of a rally with a pair of singles. The defensive ineptitude of the Padres placed both runners in scoring position with no outs. Few scenarios are more ideal for an offense.
On the mound for San Diego was Trey Wingenter, a 24-year-old rookie making his eighth career appearance. He was not
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