The Dodgers scored four wins in six games last week, a strong return from a stretch against the Padres and Brewers that doubled as a test against two of the National League’s best teams. In a weekly power-rankings update through Sunday’s games, that kind of record is the sort of result that can move a team’s standing quickly.
Shohei Ohtani helped drive the run even as Sunday interrupted his streak. He had hits in eight straight games before going hitless on Sunday, and his 235 wRC+ over his last 10 games shows how hot he has been at the plate during that span.
Teoscar Hernández gave the Dodgers another steady force over the same stretch. He collected 18 hits and three home runs over the last two weeks, a level of production that made the club’s work against San Diego and Milwaukee look even more convincing.
That is the part that matters most for the ranking that follows: the Dodgers did not merely pad numbers against weaker opposition. They handled a demanding week against elite National League clubs and came out with four wins. The open question now is where that leaves them in the full FanGraphs table after Sunday’s results are folded in, because this was the kind of week that can change more than just the mood around a clubhouse.
