“Unbreakable Dodgers Dominate as Winless Braves Face Shocking Reality: What This Means for Both Teams Moving Forward”

Perhaps a similar trajectory is in store for Atlanta once Acuña and Strider return, but the competition in the NL East feels far less likely to capitulate and enable a Braves surge up the standings the way Houston’s AL West rivals did in 2024. No matter how you slice it, Atlanta’s path to an eighth consecutive postseason berth is already much more harrowing than it was on Opening Day.

Challenges loom on the road ahead

The Dodgers now embark on their first traditional road trip of the season, as they’ll take on two more NL East opponents in Philadelphia and Washington over the next week. From a travel standpoint, this cross-country jaunt might seem like a piece of cake compared to their transpacific trek to Tokyo, but the Phillies do represent a daunting opponent in the Dodgers’ quest to stay undefeated. And even if the dream of 162-0 evaporates in the coming days, the Dodgers should have every motivation to maintain their high standard of play, considering the ultra-competitive state of the NL West, which features the lone other undefeated team in San Diego and two more squads off to strong starts in Arizona and San Francisco.

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