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Los Angeles Dodgers fans sent themselves into early panic on the opening pitch. Jackson Chourio smashed the early home run following the first throw from Blake Snell. But that wasn’t the only concerning element against the Milwaukee Brewers.
One brutal stat shined a light on the Dodgers’ recent offensive struggles.
Dodgers insider for the Los Angeles Times Bill Shaikin revealed this concerning mark attached to LA as the team trailed 1-0 early.
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“NLCS batting averages, including tonight’s first inning: Brewers .292, Dodgers .161,” Shaikin posted on the social media website X, formerly Twitter.
Los Angeles struggled to generate hits following the sixth inning of Game 2. Even power hitters like Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman struck out facing Milwaukee’s relief crew on the hill. Brewers reliever JoJo Romero largely kept LA’s bats in check, including forcing Ohtani to strikeout during the sixth. Will Smith swung and miss too facing Romero.
Abner Uribe also kept the Dodgers in check at the bat; forcing a pair of ground outs against Tommy Edman and Kyle Tucker. Aaron Ashby closed out the victory to catapult the Brewers to a 2-0 lead.
But the offensive struggles stretched to Chavez Ravine on Wednesday. Robert Gasser emerged as the lights out flame thrower on the mound for the visitors. He forced two fly outs to start his evening before fanning Teoscar Hernandez to close out the first inning. Tucker managed to smack the first hit of the night for LA off a single. But Gasser responded with forcing two fly outs and one line out.
Gasser only allowed two hits through five innings.
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