Dodgers offense stalls again; Dave Roberts demands more production

Nypost · Aug 09, 2026 · 403 words · By Dylan Hernandez

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What to know about Dodgers offense stalls again; Dave Roberts demands more production

A day after the Dodgers snapped their season-worst seven-game losing streak, they picked up another “L” on Sunday, losing 4-2 to the Diamondbacks.

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What happened

A day after the Dodgers snapped their season-worst seven-game losing streak, they picked up another “L” on Sunday, losing 4-2 to the Diamondbacks.

Why it matters

Manager Dave Roberts challenged his hitters to play up to their talent level, but what he got was more of the same, as LA was kept in check by Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez.

Common ground

The Dodgers were limited to two runs and five hits over seven innings by Rodriguez, and they finished the game with six hits.

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Claim 1: “the Dodgers snapped their season-worst seven-game losing streak”

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Multiple independent sources (Yahoo Sports, AP via web search, and TikTok recap) confirm the Dodgers had a seven-game losing streak that was snapped by a win over the Diamondbacks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2011–12 Los Angeles Dodgers ownership dispute was a period of turmoil at the management level of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization over parts of the 2011 and 2012 seasons. The dispute began on …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers season is the 137th season for the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise in Major League Baseball (MLB), their 69th season in Los Angeles, California, and their 65th season playin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. …
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Claim 2: “they finished the game with six hits”

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The evidence provided discusses different games (one where Dodgers won 22-1, another 8-2) but does not confirm the specific hit count for the game where they snapped the losing streak.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 128th for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 60th season in Los Angeles, California. They finished the season with the most wins in Los Angel…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Diamondbacks–Dodgers rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) National League divisional rivalry played between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Chase Field and Dodger Stadium…
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Claim 3: “Following his team’s 2-1, 10-inning win Saturday”

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Claim 4: “The Dodgers will start a couple of two-time Cy Young Award winners in Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell over the next two days when they host the Royals”

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Three independent web sources confirm that Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell (both described as two-time Cy Young winners) are scheduled to start back-to-back games against the Royals.

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web search NEUTRAL — And Blake Snell, the Dodgers’ other two-time Cy Young winner, is expected to return off the injured list the very next day to make his first start since May 9 — and just his second start of the season…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7500064/2026/08/07/dodgers-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dodgers Schedule: Tarik Skubal, Blake Snell to Start Back-to-Back Against Royals.Last year, Snell was a critical piece of the Dodgers' World Series championship run, posting a 3.18 ERA across six post…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dodgers' Blake Snell scheduled to return to mound on Tuesday, Tarik Skubal makes home debut Monday. Two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell is expected to make his return from the injured list when the L…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-deck-monday-august…

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Claim 5: “The Dodgers have grounded into 99 double plays this season, the most in the majors”

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Claim 6: “They have averaged five runs per game, but that number has dropped to 3.2 over their last nine contests”

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The search results provided for this claim are general Wikipedia entries for the city of Los Angeles and do not contain team scoring statistics.

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Claim 7: “losing 4-2 to the Diamondbacks”

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Yahoo Sports mentions the Diamondbacks won the series finale on Sunday and that the Dodgers had seven losses in a row, but the specific score of 4-2 is not explicitly corroborated by other provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Arizona Complex League Dodgers are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Camelback…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Los Angeles Dodgers system.
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Claim 8: “The Dodgers were limited to two runs and five hits over seven innings by Rodriguez”

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The search results for 'Eduardo Rodriguez' returned a footballer and a Facebook co-founder, not the baseball player's game stats for this specific event.

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web search NEUTRAL — Eduardo took up Croatian citizenship in 2002 and made his international debut for the Croatia national team as a second-half substitute in a friendly match against Ireland on 16 November 2004 at the a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Eduardo Luiz Saverin (/ ˈsævərɪn / SAV-ər-in, Brazilian Portuguese: [eduˈaʁdu luˈis saveˈɾĩ] ⓘ; born March 19, 1982) [4] is a Brazilian entrepreneur, angel investor, and philanthropist [5] known for c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Eduardo (nombre) Santoral 5 de enero: San Eduardo el Confesor, rey de Inglaterra. 18 de marzo: San Eduardo el Mártir, primogénito del rey de Inglaterra Edgar el Pacífico.
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Claim 9: “Freddie Freeman to ground into a double play”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Freddie Freeman grounding into a double play.

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Claim 10: “The two-time defending World Series champions scored seven runs in their three games in Arizona”

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No evidence was provided that calculates the total runs scored by the Dodgers across their three-game series in Arizona.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Los Angeles Dodgers system.
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Claim 11: “Andy Pages led off the eighth inning with a single”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Andy Pages' specific action in the eighth inning.

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Claim 12: “Justin Wrobleski put the Dodgers in a 4-0 hole after two innings”

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While evidence shows Justin Wrobleski has struggled and allowed multiple home runs in recent starts (including a game against the Cubs), there is no specific evidence provided confirming he put the team in a 4-0 hole after two innings in the Diamondbacks game.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Cubs immediately countered with a two-run shot from Seiya Suzuki two batters into their offensive performance. And that would be one of three two-run homers in as many innings that Justin Wroblesk…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wrobleski allowed seven runs on seven hits over just 4.1 innings while striking out four and walking three. It was also his second straight start of allowing four home runs in an outing. He has surren…
https://dodgerblue.com/recap-justin-wrobleski-allows-4-home-…

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web search NEUTRAL — His first strikeout came in the second inning against Brewers star shortstop Willy Adames. Wrobleski allowed just one hit the first time through the order, but that was quickly erased by a Vinny Capra…
https://www.mlb.com/news/justin-wrobleski-strikes-out-four-i…

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