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‘Character’ has Dodgers weathering injury bug
- Updated: June 2, 2016
CHICAGO — Despite a litany of injuries that seem to keep growing by the day, the Dodgers remain in contention in the National League West.
Entering the last of their four games against the Cubs on Thursday, the Dodgers trailed the first-place Giants by just 4 1/2 games with a series on the horizon against their main rivals next weekend in San Francisco. How have the Dodgers managed to avoid a major drop in the standings amid a slew of players fighting injuries?
“It speaks to the characters of the players in there,” manager Dave Roberts said. “You look at Trayce Thompson, who now has an opportunity, and how he’s stepped up, and other guys on our team. They have stepped up. The pitching staff, the guys in the ‘pen have stepped up, so it’s more of the character of the players.
Nine players on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster are on either the …
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