The chaotic ending came after All-Star pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Robbie Ray looked the part through most of the game. Yamamoto threw 91 pitches, 64 of them strikes. Ray was done in favor of Ryan Walker after six innings, giving up two runs on three hits with two walks and six strikeouts. He threw 92 pitches, 54 of them strikes.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allows just three hits over seven scoreless innings. After Tanner Scott gives up a two-run homer in the ninth, the Dodgers rally with three straight two-out RBI singles in the

The good: they’ve given themselves a margin. Five and a half games separate the Dodgers from their NL West challengers, the Giants and the San Diego Padres. Having the best record in the National League sets them up to potentially earn yet another first-round bye, and with it, time to correct their imperfections.