The Los Angeles Dodgers began the 2025 season with a surge, sweeping their first three collection to construct an 8-0 document.
A key a part of that success was the crew’s offense, which produced 45 runs, a mean of almost six per sport.
These days, although, the bats have cooled. The Dodgers have solely 29 runs of their previous 9 video games (3-6), shedding the previous three collection.
They’re going to purpose to show that round once they host the last-place Colorado Rockies on Monday evening within the opener of a three-game set.
The Dodgers are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
“I believe that we simply have not gotten synched up offensively,” Los Angeles supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned. “It isn’t from preparation, work. … It is gonna occur. It is simply on this final 9, 10-game stretch, it simply hasn’t.”
The Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani has been up and down the previous few collection. He went 1-for-12 towards Chicago after going 6-for-13 versus the Washington Nationals, which was preceded by a 1-for-11 set towards the Philadelphia Phillies.
Proper-hander Dustin Could (0-1, 0.82 ERA) is scheduled to begin for Los Angeles on Monday. He has 4 profession appearances (three begins) towards Colorado. He has a 2.81 ERA whereas permitting 5 runs on 12 hits in these video games however has but to earn a call.
It has been much more of a battle offensively for the Rockies, who have been outscored 16-0 in getting swept in three video games by the San Diego Padres on the weekend, the primary time within the Rockies’ historical past they have been blanked in three straight video games.
The Rockies have a league-low 40 runs whereas giving up 84, tied for second-most within the MLB behind solely the Athletics (89). Colorado went 9-for-88 with simply 12 baserunners towards San Diego, dropping the crew batting common from .243 coming into the collection to .218.
“For the final couple of weeks, it has been irritating for the fellows,” Colorado supervisor Bud Black mentioned. “The fellows have put within the work, however it’s simply not translating. It is irritating for positive.”
They’ve simply three wins in 15 video games this season and sit final within the MLB standings. Their begin is tied with the 2019 crew for the worst by way of 15 video games in franchise historical past.
Rookie second base prospect Adael Amador will look to point out off his work from Triple-A Albuquerque after getting known as up Sunday. He performed within the Rockies’ 6-0 loss to the Padres, going 0-for-3.
After struggling in a 10-game call-up final season, Amador loved a strong begin in Albuquerque this season with a .275 common and an .858 on-base-plus-slugging share.
“I confirmed confidence. That was the most important factor that was missing final 12 months,” Amador mentioned by way of an interpreter. “That is a giant a part of my sport, having that confidence to point out my skills on the market.”
Proper-hander Antonio Senzatela (0-2, 5.14 ERA) will begin for the Rockies on Monday. The 30-year-old is 4-6 with a 6.08 ERA in 17 appearances (15 begins) towards the Dodgers.
–Discipline Degree Media