Dodgers match worst losing streak in franchise history since move to L.A.
It keeps getting worse.
The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped their 10th straight contest Sunday, falling 8-1 to the Colorado Rockies and matching the longest losing streak in franchise history since the team moved from Brooklyn in 1958.
The all-time franchise record stands at 16 straight losses, set by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944.
City | Losing streak | Start date | End date |
---|---|---|---|
Brooklyn | 16 | June 28 1944 | July 16 1944 |
Brooklyn | 14 | Sept. 16 1937 | Sept. 30 1937 |
Brooklyn | 12 | Sept. 13 1925 | Sept. 25 1925 |
Los Angeles | 10* | Sept. 2 2017 | N/A |
Los Angeles | 10* | June 10 1992 | June 21 1992 |
Brooklyn | 10* | July 28 1943 | Aug. 8 1943 |
*Dodgers have lost 10 straight on 5 other occasions
Courtesy: Baseball Reference
Following their loss to the Rockies, Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts admitted the losing streak was beginning to take a toll on his players.
"We have a very frustrated and upset clubhouse," Roberts said postgame, according to Michael J. Duarte of NBC LA. There's no explanation. We just have to find a way to win a game."
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The 10-game losing streak is the only such skid by any MLB team this season.
Los Angeles' loss also saw its lead for the best record in the National League reduced to four games, as the Washington Nationals - who clinched the NL East on Sunday - crept closer by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies.