Overview
- The Dodgers lost three of four to the Milwaukee Brewers, and the defeat on Sunday left Milwaukee three games ahead while preserving a head-to-head tiebreaker that could decide top-two NL seeding.
- Manager Dave Roberts publicly criticized the team for a multi-week slump, saying players have not "played clean baseball" and calling out weak plate discipline and defensive lapses.
- Offense and defense both faltered late in the series, with Los Angeles scoring three runs on 11 hits and three walks across the final two games and second baseman Tommy Edman committing two errors that produced three runs.
- Recent roster additions have not yet turned the tide, with Tarik Skubal 0-1 in three starts for the Dodgers and key hitters, including Shohei Ohtani, struggling in critical moments such as grounding into an inning-ending double play.
- The Dodgers still hold a sizable NL West lead, which gives them time to recover, but the expanded playoff format makes the next stretch of games more consequential because a top-two finish awards a first-round bye.