Maddeningly consistent, the Dodgers never spent a day under .500. They climbed steadily back from 10 games out of first place in early June, mainly because pitchers Clayton Kershaw (21-3), Zack Greinke (17-8) and Hyun-Jin Ryu (14-7) were able to prevent any prolonged skids. Those three can start almost every game from here on out, backed by a lineup that hit its stride in September (.