The Dodgers continued to scuffle against the San Diego Padres in L.A.'s 2-1 loss in Game 3 of the NLDS, and now the 111-win team's season is at stake.
After dominating baseball with an 111-win season, the Dodgers are on the verge of seeing their magic season turn into a playoff nightmare against the Padres.a 2-1 defeat
The Dodgers are batting .198 in this series against pitchers other than Padres Game 1 starter Mike Clevinger. They are now hitless in their last 19 at-bats with runners in scoring position. They are scoreless in 13 innings against Padres relievers.said. “We still had some opportunities, so if you’re going to take a positive out of something, I guess we can take that. But we need to hit tomorrow.
The Dodgers’ decision not to acquire another starting pitcher this summer has backfired on them, putting them one loss away from their season ending. Game 3 was just more of the same — if not worse. The Dodgers were 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position. They stranded seven runners. Their only run was scored on a fifth-inning sacrifice fly byThe performance was especially frustrating because the Padres let them stay within striking distance. The Dodgers aren’t playing the Big Red Machine or the 1927 New York Yankees, and the Padres had plenty of trouble scoring themselves.
Before the game, Roberts had talked of how Betts could jump-start the offense. Betts was a combined one for eight in the first two games, but his problems started long before that, as he batted .206 over his final 26 regular-season games.
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