Exactly, when we take a breath after a tough loss as a fan, we need to realize that in month 1, they lost 3 SP from opening day, their top set up man in the bullpen, their 2 best run producers, and a couple others that missed days here and there.
So, going into Month 2 only being a game out is pretty good when you consider how much worse it probably should be considering what they have gone through in month 1.