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- Updated: May 2, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — The Dodgers should learn in May whether they play in an evenly matched division, or a weak one. The National League West didn’t have a team finish April with a winning record. The Dodgers went 12-13, playing all but two series against division foes.
After Clayton Kershaw opened the new month on Sunday by overwhelming the Padres, the Dodgers play 29 of the next 32 games against teams out of their division, starting Tuesday night with a pair of Interleague games against Tampa Bay. It will be the first time president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman faces his old club.
The Dodgers then leave the country, playing two games in Toronto. Apparently, the scheduling computer spit out opponents this month in alphabetical order instead of proximity.
That computer also gave the Dodgers off-days on Monday and Thursday, then only one more over the ensuing five weeks. The Dodgers will use this week’s down time to juggle the rotation, giving Kenta Maeda two extra days of rest so he will start Friday against the right-handed-heavy lineup of the Blue Jays.
Even in victory on Sunday, the …
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