Overview
- The Dodgers rallied for a 6-5 victory on Monday to snap an eight-loss-in-nine stretch and stop the recent skid.
- Freddie Freeman collected three hits and drove in the go-ahead run while saying there is “no concern” in the clubhouse about the slump.
- Tarik Skubal made his Dodger Stadium debut and worked five innings with six strikeouts while allowing three earned runs and struggling to control his fastball, a shortcoming he and manager Dave Roberts attributed partly to nerves.
- Roberts moved Freeman into the No. 2 batting slot behind Shohei Ohtani and publicly urged the team to “play with urgency,” calling the club a wild-card team in need of steadier play.
- The bullpen has been inconsistent since the All-Star break and will be a key watch as Blake Snell readies a return from a Triple-A rehab start, and the Skubal trade also briefly made the Dodgers one of 12 clubs to carry multiple multi-time Cy Young winners.