DODGERS NOTES: MAX MUNCY, CLAYTON KERSHAW, MOOKIE BETTS

To say that the Dodgers are on a roll is an understatement. They’ve won eight of their last 10 games, with most of their wins coming at significant margins — 8-0 (vs. the Diamondbacks) and 11-2 (vs. the Braves), we’re looking at you.

With a 6-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night, the team shows every indication of continuing their streak before facing the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants, both on the road.

Here’s the latest as the Dodgers continue their spectacular spring.

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Clayton Kershaw joined the broadcast on Monday night for Walker Buehler’s return to the mound, giving characteristically savvy commentary on the team’s work against the Miami Marlins and Buehler’s comeback.

Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic offers three takeaways based on the Dodgers’ season so far, including how Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Max Muncy are impacting the team with their hot starts to the season.

You can’t talk about impact these days without mentioning Shohei Ohtani, who is bringing October baseball theatrics and atmosphere to early spring baseball, writes Bill Plaschke at the Los Angeles Times.

And speaking of Ohtani, he and Mookie Betts are both batting over .350—but wait, there’s more! The pair also have an OPS of over 1.000 each, making them quite the novelty among one-two hitters, writes Zachary D. Rymer at Bleacher Report.

The Braves may have left Los Angeles, but there’s still plenty to talk about from their series against the Dodgers, writes Jim Alexander at the Orange Country Register. What have we learned from the sweep? “With our offense, every game is winnable,” said manager Dave Roberts.

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