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Dodgers offense is grasping at straws

The Los Angeles Dodgers' offense has been exposed as a shell of its postseason potential, relying almost entirely on defensive miscues rather than their own production in the NLCS. After going homerless in Games 2 and 3, the team’s only runs have come from Brewers errors—including a two-run double by Will Smith in the sixth inning of Game 3, their first extra-base hit with runners in scoring position in the series.

Despite Blake Snell’s dominant postseason strikeout numbers (nine in this game alone, including 19 whiffs), the Dodgers have failed to capitalize on his dominance, as 75% of the hits they’ve allowed have left the yard. Even against weaker starters like Robert Gasser (3.87 ERA, 22.2 K%), the Dodgers have struggled to generate offense, scoring only when the Brewers falter, such as Abner Uribe’s sinker control issues in the sixth inning that led to Smith’s clutch hit.

With the Brewers now one win away from the World Series, the Dodgers’ inability to produce runs consistently—even against subpar pitching—has become their defining flaw.

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