None of that changes what the Dodgers are dealing with on their own side. Losing Ohtani for at least 15 days is a real hit to a lineup that's been steamrolling everybody, and Freddie Freeman's knee has already cost him time in the lineup this week. Depth is why the record hasn't budged — LA's just won 5 straight without either presumably at full strength.
These two clubs still have Friday's game to play before this one, so whatever streaks and skids are attached to each side right now are a snapshot, not a guarantee — a loss or a win in that game moves both form lines before first pitch Saturday.
The injury list is where this series really tilts. Miami is already down Edwards, Meyer, and a string of relievers on longer-term IL stints, thin margins against a Dodgers team that's rolling even shorthanded. Los Angeles can absorb losing Ohtani and dealing with Freeman's knee in a way a last-place-caliber roster like Miami's simply can't match string for string.
Los Angeles took the first 2 of its most recent set with Washington and then swept 3 straight from Cincinnati, a run that included a 14-1 blowout. Miami, meanwhile, dropped the first 3 of its set with the Mets after splitting 2 with the Cubs — the kind of stretch that puts even more weight on getting healthy bodies back before the calendar runs out.