"After a disappointing 9-7 loss to open this series against the Pittsburgh Pirates (63-77), the Dodgers (78-61) followed it up with a pitiful performance where they seemingly tried their best to be shutout. They were successful if that were the intention, dropping the second game of this series by a score of 3-0. That's been the nature of the team as of late, where if the offense scores, the pitching and defense can't come through."
"Michael Conforto is back in the lineup, and not only that, but he is also batting fifth. Conforto of the .476 OPS, 36 wRC+ and 35.5% strikeout rate since the beginning of August. Conforto of the lowest fWAR (-0.7) among all players with over 400 plate appearances, and the only such player batting below .200. Hitting fifth! I'm not sure he has any business even playing, and even at that has zero reason to be that high in the order."
"It's not all his fault, and I don't personally mean to pick on him, but it's the reality of the situation at this point. The offense is too inconsistent, him included, and they need to figure that out. Skenes is not the guy you want to face when you're scuffling. Hyeseong Kim will get his first start since returning from the injured list, while Alex Freeland sits."
After a 9-7 loss to open the series, the Dodgers lost the second game 3-0, continuing a trend of mismatched offense and pitching performances. When the offense produces runs, pitching or defense falter; when pitching performs, the offense often goes quiet. Blake Snell will start for the Dodgers while Paul Skenes aims to complete a sweep. A catcher is out with a bruised hand, so Dalton Rushing will catch; Ben Rortvedt is available and Smith seems unlikely to hit the injured list. Michael Conforto returns and bats fifth despite poor recent metrics. Hyeseong Kim starts; Alex Freeland sits.
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