It was a rough week for the Dodgers, who put their bats on ice in scoring only seven runs. The club tied a Los Angeles franchise record with a 35-inning scoreless streak, including no runs in a three-game sweep to the rival Giants up north. The pitching staff was mostly up to the task until a disaster start by Carlos Frias on Sunday, leading to four losses in six games during the week.
But years from now, looking back, I wonder if this week might be remembered for something else.
Back in 2012, the last time the Dodgers went through a franchise-worst offensive drought, with 17 runs in their final 13 games of June, including five shutouts in a six-game stretch, and the other scoreless San Francisco sweep, the Dodgers made official their contract with Cuban defector Yasiel Puig.