Dodgers weekly recap: Do defending champs have any weakness?

Welcome to The California Post’s weekly Dodgers recap, where baseball writers Dylan Hernández and Jack Harris review the week that was, hand out very official awards and take stock of the state of the season.Do the Dodgers even have a weakness?At some point, the Dodgers will take their lumps.But right now, it’s hard to see how.Offensively, they lead the majors in runs per game, batting average, home runs and OPS — and are doing it while getting better numbers from their bottom-half hitters (.918 OPS from the Nos.

6-9 spots) than the group of superstars who have started quietly up top (.809 from the Nos.1-5 hitters).On the mound, they rank second in ERA and have more reinforcements coming — with Blake Snell, Brock Stewart and plenty others behind them working back from injuries.They have also been superb defensively, leading the league in defensive runs saved thanks to particularly stout infield play, even in the wake of Mookie Betts’ injury.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story And as long as they have indeed dodged a bullet with Edwin Díaz, there’s really no big-picture area on the roster in which they face a currently pressing concern.It’s early, of course, and they’ll surely regress somewhat from their current 126-win pace, especially as inevitable new injuries begin to crop up.But if they keep anything close to this up, the race for MLB’s 116 all-time wins record might be on.Andy Pages (8-for-20, 2 HR, 8 RBIs this week; .409 average, 5 HR, 20 RBIs this season)At some point, one of the Dodgers’ bigger superstars will go on a true heater.

But for now, Andy Pages continues to spearhead the offense –– and lead the majors in batting average and RBIs.The most impressive part of Pages’ homestand was the way he got it started.Ente...