The numbers do not inspire confidence. They do not foretell doom, but they do dampen the thought of a rematch between these two clubs at this park in October. In dropping two of three to the Cubs, including a 4-0 loss on Thursday at Wrigley Field, the Dodgers operated an obscene rate of offensive inefficiency. The coming weeks will tell if the output this week was an anomaly or a harbinger.
On 24 different occasions during these 36 innings, a Dodger came to bat with a runner in scoring position. Only once did a Dodger supply a hit in those instances.