Gavin Lux, who was mired in a slump, had a run-scoring single and another hit as the Dodgers defeated the Padres.
Dave Roberts wasn’t quite ready to bench struggling second baseman Gavin Lux in favor of Kiké Hernández, but Lux was beginning to test the patience of the Dodgers manager as his slump extended into a third week and the playoffs drew near. Lux was one of baseball’s best hitters for seven weeks after the All-Star break, batting .347 with a 1.043 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, seven homers, 14 doubles and 21 RBIs in 40 games from July 20 to Sept. 4.
” Lux missed all of last season after tearing two ligaments in his right knee in a freak spring-training baserunning mishap, and he acknowledged that he babied the surgically repaired knee in his return this season. The result was a swing that was more tentative and produced more soft contact, which led to a .213 average, .563 OPS, three home runs, eight doubles and 24 RBIs in 78 games before the All-Star break.
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