The Los Angeles launched a series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chasefield on Thursday night. It was the first Test of the best division of baseball for the defence champions, and they eventually fell to 5-3 Arizona while the went into a slow fight.
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In recent years, NL West has become increasingly competitive with the Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres building successful teams. However, this offseason, the San Francisco giants were aggressive in their efforts to put the best products on the field.
Besides the Colorado Rockies, there are four competitive NL West teams that can win the division. Manager Dave Roberts confirmed this after the lost the opening game of the Diamondbacks series on Thursday.
“I think we’re the best division in baseball,” Roberts said. “I don’t think anyone is going to run away from that.”
The have won the Division 10 times in the last 11 years. This is an impressive feat for the LA organization. The Giants won the Division in 2021.
In 2025, one of the four competitive teams in NL West was able to legally win the division title. The Padres and Giants are now one game behind the . Arizona is behind five games for the division-leading , but the Diamondbacks won a big victory in LA on Thursday night.
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