The Los Angeles Dodgers have hit a rough patch over the last week of play, particularly on the offensive side of things.
The club has scored three runs or less in seven of their previous eight games — the lone exception being a 16-run outburst against the Toronto Blue Jays last Tuesday.
L.A.’s recent offensive struggles carried over into Monday’s opener against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. The club mustered up just three runs on seven hits while striking out 13 times en route to their third loss in four games.
Justin Turner downplayed the Dodgers’ week-long skid and is simply focusing on putting together quality at-bats, as seen on SportsNet LA:
“This is baseball.