Dodgers Reach 100 Wins for 3rd Time Since 2017 With Victory Over Diamondbacks

The Los Angeles Dodgers reached 100 wins for the third time in the past five years after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-0 on Sunday. 

Had the 2020 season not been shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dodgers likely would have hit 100 wins in four of the past five seasons. Last year's 43-17 record put them on pace to win roughly 116 games in a full 162-game season. 

In a fun twist, both second baseman Trea Turner and shortstop Corey Seager reached the career 100-homer mark during L.A.'s 100th win of the season:

Despite being just the second team to hit the 100-win mark this season, the Dodgers (100-56) currently trail the San Francisco Giants (102-54) in the NL West by two games. Their reward for yet another excellent season may be a Wild Card berth. 

That would likely mean a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals in the Wild Card Game and an NL Divisional series against the Giants, assuming the Dodgers got past the Cardinals. Two 100-win teams playing in the best-of-five NLDS would be something of an anomaly, and a tough break for whichever team lost that series. 

Anything less than a title for this Dodgers team would be a major disappointment. L.A. is loaded with star power and a payroll ($267.2 million) that is nearly $64 million more than any other team in baseball, per Spotrac.

Compare that to the Giants, whose $161.7 million payroll is 10th in baseball. For context, Cleveland's $48.8 million payroll is the lowest in baseball (and barely more than the $45.8 million that NBA superstar Stephen Curry will make for the Golden State Warriors this upcoming season). 

The Dodgers are the defending champions, so sky-high expectations are nothing new for their core group of players. Getting past the Giants and repeating as champions will be no small task, however.