Overview
- The Dodgers are 4–2 after dropping the home series to the Guardians in Wednesday's 4–1 loss at Dodger Stadium.
- Cleveland right-hander Gavin Williams struck out 10 across seven innings and kept Los Angeles off balance.
- Freddie Freeman hit his first home run in the ninth inning and said the slow start does not worry him.
- Shohei Ohtani has three hits with no home runs or RBIs in 28 plate appearances, and Kyle Tucker is batting .174 with a team-high nine strikeouts.
- After an off day, Los Angeles starts a six-game trip to face the Nationals and Blue Jays, a chance to fix its early-inning scoring droughts.