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 group’s offense, which produced 45 runs, a median of practically six per recreation.
Currently, although, the bats have cooled. The Dodgers have solely 29 runs of their previous 9 video games (3-6), dropping the previous three collection.
They’re going to goal to show that round after they host the last-place Colorado Rockies on Monday night time within the opener of a three-game set.
The Dodgers are coming off a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
“I feel 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 in opposition to Chicago after going 6-for-13 versus the Washington Nationals, which was preceded by a 1-for-11 set in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Proper-hander Dustin Could (0-1, 0.82 ERA) is scheduled to start out for Los Angeles on Monday. He has 4 profession appearances (three begins) in opposition to Colorado. He has a 2.81 ERA whereas permitting 5 runs on 12 hits in these video games however has but to earn a choice.
It has been much more of a battle offensively for the Rockies, who had 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 in opposition to San Diego, dropping the group batting common from .243 coming into the collection to .218.
“For the final couple of weeks, it has been irritating for the blokes,” 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 group for the worst by 15 video games in franchise historical past.
Rookie second base prospect Adael Amador will look to indicate 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 stable begin in Albuquerque this season with a .275 common and an .858 on-base-plus-slugging share.
“I confirmed confidence. That was the key factor that was missing final yr,” Amador mentioned by an interpreter. “That is a giant a part of my recreation, having that confidence to indicate my talents 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) in opposition to the Dodgers.
–Area Degree Media
