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Dodgers deadline plans: How a top-heavy lineup could be bolstered this month

PHILADELPHIA —

Almost every day, the top half of the Dodgers batting order looks exactly the same.

Mookie Betts, when healthy, providing a spark from the leadoff spot.

Shohei Ohtani producing MVP-caliber numbers as the designated hitter behind him.

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Three more All-Star hitters from there in Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Teoscar Hernández.

Together, they have formed the most potent quintuplet in the majors this year. Combined, the club’s .284 batting average and .881 OPS from the Nos.