Dodgers Weekend Showdown: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 17: Shortstop Manny Machado #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers tries to put a tag on Mitch Haniger #17 of the Seattle Mariners at second base during the third inning of a game at Safeco Field on August 17, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. Haniger was safe on the play after second baseman Brian Dozier #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers dropped a pop fly in short right field. The Dodgers won the game 11-1. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - AUGUST 17: Shortstop Manny Machado #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers tries to put a tag on Mitch Haniger #17 of the Seattle Mariners at second base during the third inning of a game at Safeco Field on August 17, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. Haniger was safe on the play after second baseman Brian Dozier #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers dropped a pop fly in short right field. The Dodgers won the game 11-1. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 17: Shortstop Manny Machado #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers tries to put a tag on Mitch Haniger #17 of the Seattle Mariners at second base during the third inning of a game at Safeco Field on August 17, 2018, in Seattle, Washington. Haniger was safe on the play after second baseman Brian Dozier #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers dropped a pop fly in short right field. The Dodgers won the game 11-1. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 17: Shortstop Manny Machado #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers tries to put a tag on Mitch Haniger #17 of the Seattle Mariners at second base during the third inning of a game at Safeco Field on August 17, 2018, in Seattle, Washington. Haniger was safe on the play after second baseman Brian Dozier #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers dropped a pop fly in short right field. The Dodgers won the game 11-1. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /

The Dodgers and the Mariners recently met for an inter-league showdown. Both teams are in 3rd place in their respective divisions, both excel with the long-ball, and both organizations would be devastated if the playoffs were suddenly out of their picture.

I know, it won’t happen to us, Dodgers fans!  But, I wanted to watch the series and get a feel for where the Dodgers are at as a team. If any series were built for this form of analyzation, it was this one. It had everything. The good, the bad, and the ugly.