Dodgers offense remains stuck in neutral as losses to playoff teams mount

This won’t last forever.The Colorado Rockies are up next.The Dodgers can still beat awful teams, evidenced by how their series loss to the Milwaukee Brewers over the weekend was preceded by a sweep of the Kansas City Royals, who sit at the bottom of the American League Central.Only the Angels and Athletics have worse records than the Rockies, who are in last place in the National League West.The anticipated three-game reprieve in Denver doesn’t change the broader picture for the Dodgers, however. “We haven’t been good,” third baseman Max Muncy said.Outside of the Royals, every game the Dodgers have played has been against teams in postseason contention. They haven’t fared well.They were swept by the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs.

They dropped two of three to the Arizona Diamondbacks, and most recently, three of four to the Brewers.The Dodgers had a chance to split the series with the Brewers, but they were held to six hits in a 6-2 loss at Uniqlo Field.They scored only one run against Brewers rookie starter Logan Henderson, who completed seven innings for the first time in his career.“It’s been a long time since we’ve been consistent offensively,” manager Dave Roberts said.

“I think, for me, it’s winning a 2-1 pitch and not chasing, winning a 3-2 pitch (and) taking a walk.We’re chasing in, we’re chasing away.

I just don’t see a consistent plan of attack.”The Dodgers scored an average of 5.3 runs per game through July 8, when their lead in the NL West was at a season-high 14 games.Since then, they have averaged just 3.8.Both of the Dodgers’ runs came on home runs, one by Max Muncy and the other by Andy Pages.

Down by a 4-1 score in the eighth inning, the Dodgers loaded the bases, only for Shohei Ohtahi to hit a 105.9 mph bullet to second base that resulted in an inning-ending doubleplay.“We’ve actually been doing a really, really good job of getting on base,” Muncy said.“It’s just finding a way to get the run a...