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How They Got There: Dodgers 2022 season recap

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April 13: Kershaw is back

Clayton Kershaw tossed 7 perfect IP in his season debut -- his willingness to come out despite the perfect game set the tone for 2022

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April 30: Strikeout king

Clayton Kershaw sits down Spencer Torkelson to become the Dodgers’ all-time leader in strikeouts with 2,697

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May 15: Lux walks it off

Gavin Lux’s 1st career walk-off single helped avoid a 4-game sweep vs. the Phillies, showing off the club’s resiliency

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May 24: Betts’ world

Mookie Betts’ 2-HR game was part of one of the best months of his career, hitting 12 dingers and posting a 1.157 OPS in May

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June 6: Losing Buehler

Walker Buehler, the team’s Opening Day starter, was lost for the season after leaving his start against S.F. with an arm injury after just 4 innings

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June 21: Time for a meeting

The team held an informal meeting in June, going on to sweep Cincinnati and begin one of their most dominant offensive stretches

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June 24: Freeman’s emotional return

A major offseason signing, Freddie Freeman got closure (and his WS ring) in his first trip to Atlanta since shifting his career to the West Coast

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Aug. 5-7: San Diego sweep

Juan Soto and the Padres were the talk of August, but L.A. responded by sweeping S.D. and essentially securing a division crown

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Sept. 13: NL West back in LA

Behind Clayton Kershaw (his 4th clincher pitched) they won their 9th NL West crown in 10 years, the earliest since they moved to L.A.

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Oct. 15: Dodgers' season ends

The Dodgers' record-breaking season ended with 3 straight losses to the Padres in the NLDS after they won Game 1