Dodgers and Braves offenses should have a field day with two questionable pitchers on the mound

The Los Angeles Dodgers come into this one as just the second team in baseball to win 80 games.Although they will almost certainly win the National League West, they are still in a battle with the Brewers for the #1 overall seed in both the National League and the Majors.

What is wild about the Dodgers is they aren't even playing with their best possible team.The pitching staff is finally looking a bit healthier than normal, but Will Smith is out, Kyle Tucker is playing poorly, Shohei Ohtani isn't pitching, and Dalton Rushing is also on the injured list.

There is still another level the Dodgers can go to.Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki winds up to deliver to the Chicago Cubs in the first inning of an MLB Tokyo Series baseball game in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, March 19, 2025.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)The roster might as well be an All-Star team, and this pitching staff is absurd.

Tyler Glasnow is their fifth starter on the depth chart — he would be the first for probably about 25 other teams.Due to the injuries and conservation of the staff, the team throws a sixth starter, Roki Sasaki.

He is one of the younger guys in the rotation, and someone who it seems like the Dodgers are still trying to figure out how to use.He was outstanding in the postseason for them last year.

This season, in 22 starts, he is 5-5 with a 4.42 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP.He has pitched fairly well in August, but Braves hitters have been decent against him with three hits in just 11 at-bats.The Atlanta Braves aren't too far behind the Dodgers, but they now must once again fend off the Phillies, who are hot on their tail.

Two weeks ago, it felt like the Braves would coast to the postseason as the leaders in the National League East.Now they only have a 4.5-game lead, and most of that is due to the Phillies being hot, and less about the Braves struggling.

However, over their last 10 games, the Phillies are 8-2, while the Braves are just 4-6.Still, the chances of either team mis...