Dodgers getting ‘bullied’ by fastballs
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers won the first game of their seven-game homestand on Monday, but thoughts still turned to not only their recent eight losses in nine games but also their general malaise as a team for the past six weeks. Earlier Monday, Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic wrote about how inept the Dodgers […]
Chicago, Illinois - On August 4, 2026, the Los Angeles Dodgers won their first game of a seven-game homestand, but the team's struggles lingered. Since July 1, opposing pitchers have found success against the Dodgers, with no team in baseball seeing a higher percentage of fastballs than the Dodgers (58.7 percent). The Dodgers' .693 OPS against those pitches, coupled with the fourth-worst on-base percentage (.310) and fifth-worst slugging percentage (.383), has left manager Dave Roberts feeling "bullied."
"It never feels good to be bullied," Roberts said at Dodger Stadium. "And to think teams go after us more than any other team with the fastball, that’s bothersome." Despite scoring runs, the Dodgers' performance is not reflective of their best selves. Manager Roberts hopes his players take the issue personally, emphasizing the need to hit fastballs better, make adjustments in at-bats, and perform situationally.
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