The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 11-game road trip was a mixed bag of results. While the club ultimately posted a disappointing 4-7 record and lost two-fifths of their starting rotation to injuries, there were still some memorable moments along the way.
The backend of the trip saw the Dodgers return to Monterrey, Mexico, for the first time since 1991. In the opener of the three-game Mexico Series against the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles proceeded to record its first combined no-hitter in franchise history.
The effort increased the Dodgers’ winning streak to three games at the time after previously splitting a four-game set with the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks. But the club’s momentum was short-lived as they went on to drop the final two games of the Mexico Series to the Padres.
The loss on Sunday was even more painful considering the earlier news that Clayton Kershaw will miss an extended amount of time after being diagnosed with left bicep tendinitis.
Afterward, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts admitted that the road trip took a toll on him and he asked to not be told of the team’s record, per Bill Plunkett of the Southern California News Group:
“It felt quite long. A win today would have changed it,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said with a heavy dose of weariness in his voice. “But please don’t tell me our win-loss. I don’t even want to know.”
While Roberts is understandably frustrated with the Dodgers’ early-season play thus far, the upcoming schedule offers the club an opportunity to quickly make up some ground in the National League West.
The Dodgers return home on Tuesday for a brief two-game series with the Diamondbacks, followed by a four-game matchup against the rebuilding Cincinnati Reds to conclude the homestand.
Then, Los Angeles begins a six-game East Coast road trip that includes stops against the Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals.
