Playing better or simply not having 8 of your 9 offensive starters not missing significant time can lead to better results. I know you know this but Renfroe was the only projected starter that didn’t spend significant time on the IL.
Stassi, O’Hoppe, Walsh, Drury, Urshela, Neto, Rendon, Ohtani, Ward, Trout. The most games played was Ohtani at 135. After that only 3 other players played in 100 games.