The Los Angeles Dodgers won two out of three from the AL West's second-place team over the weekend in a tight series that could have easily been a sweep in either direction. Mookie Betts continued his first-inning power hitting, Freddie Freeman notched his 2,000th career hit, and there was some crazy wackiness in Saturday's game to help LA win, and Jeff is here to talk all about of that. The bullpen continued to pitch well over the weekend, but Jeff still has some lingering concerns about their strikeout rates, which he discusses in depth. And finally, we talk about Chris Taylor going on the injured after a week of being semi-sidelined and what it means for the roster in the immediate future and the longer term.

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