""It is, but I do think a switch can be flipped," Roberts explained. "But it doesn't feel good saying that, because I think there's a certain way you go about things and each day should be equally important. "Every little play, pitch, should be equally important. How you do anything is how you do everything, that adage, I believe in that. "Again, when you're playing a long season, it's hard to be that locked in every single pitch. But I'm not going to not try to ask our guys to do that.""
""Whatever it is, we've got to do it right now," Roberts said before Sunday's series finale. "We've got to win today, we've got to play better baseball, we've got to play more focused baseball, and then let the chips fall where they may. "There's more in there. There just is.""
""I mean, you're just losing your edge," Roberts opined of the difference in records. "I don't like the playing your competition type thing, but it's like we're not getting up for teams that we should be.""
The Los Angeles Dodgers ended a disappointing weekend with a 5-4 walk-off win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The team lost the first two games after sweeping Cincinnati, and Saturday's loss featured multiple blunders that raised questions about focus and attention to detail. Manager Dave Roberts has repeatedly criticized the players and said a 'switch' can be flipped, but emphasized that each day and every play should be treated equally. Roberts demanded immediate improvement, urging the team to win, play more focused baseball and tap into the additional talent he believes exists. The Dodgers have been inconsistent against sub-.500 teams.
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