The Dodgers May Have Turned The Corner With Their 3rd Straight Win
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- Sports Money The Dodgers May Have Turned The Corner With Their 3rd Straight Win By Dan Freedman,
- That, of course, is hyperbole, insofar as the fourth straight loss left them just half a game behind the San Diego Padres, and still the odds-on favorite (per various betting sites) to win their third straight title.
- The next night, the Dodgers took the club’s (and all of MLB’s) best hitter over the past two seasons out of the batting lineup and called on him to pitch.
Sports Money The Dodgers May Have Turned The Corner With Their 3rd Straight Win By Dan Freedman,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Freedman is lawyer and IBWAA member who writes about baseball.Follow Author May 16, 2026, 03:30pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Teoscar Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers are starting to feel good again with their third straight win. (Photo by Scott Strazzante/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Los Angeles Dodgers may have finally turned the corner. After suffering their fourth straight for loss for the third time in less than a month, the back-to-back World Series champs needed to do something to change their mediocre ways.
That, of course, is hyperbole, insofar as the fourth straight loss left them just half a game behind the San Diego Padres, and still the odds-on favorite (per various betting sites) to win their third straight title. But, they most certainly were not playing solid baseball. More specifically, they were not hitting.