Dodgers Enter October With 6 Key Injuries as Brewers Surge Toward NL's Top Seed
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 15
Dodgers Enter October With 6 Key Injuries as Brewers Surge Toward NL's Top Seed
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 15
Summary
Six key Dodgers contributors are either on the injured list or limited with two weeks left, leaving Los Angeles vulnerable despite already clinching a playoff berth.
Shohei Ohtani cannot return until the final weekend and will not pitch in the postseason, while Freddie Freeman, Andy Pages, Roki Sasaki and relievers Edwin Díaz and Edgardo Henriquez all face health setbacks.
That injury crunch raises the stakes in the race for the NL's No. 2 seed, with the Dodgers still battling Atlanta for a first-round bye that would buy a few extra days of recovery before the NLDS.
Milwaukee has emerged as the bigger threat: the Brewers own baseball's best run differential, a mostly healthy roster and a firm grip on the league's top seed while Los Angeles stars remain below career norms.