Dodgers outfielder Trayce Thompson has been one of the most pleasant surprises for Los Angeles fans this season. After being acquired to temporarily fill in for Mookie Betts while Betts was nursing a rib injury, Thompson played so well that he stuck around, eventually earning himself a no-doubt spot on the postseason roster.
All of that remains true even though Thompson is hitting just .226 with a .730 OPS over the past two weeks. As J.P. Hoornstra reports in the Orange County Register, L.A. manager Dave Roberts is still high on Thompson, who had two of the Dodgers’ three hits in Sunday afternoon’s loss to the Rockies.