Therefore, it’s prudent to determine what needs to be improved upon going forward. The Dodgers’ offense has been the team’s strongest and most constant weapon throughout the 2018 season. Because it’s the Dodgers’ number one weapon, fine-tuning is essential.
To put it bluntly, the Dodgers’ must improve their situational hitting and especially at home. This includes small-ball situations; moving runners over with no outs, raising pitch-counts, hitting with runners in scoring position, and sacrifice flies.
In the first game of the NLDS against Atlanta last night, the Dodgers went just 1-7 with runners in scoring position. The Dodgers also left seven runners on base including leaving the bases loaded in the first inning when Yasiel Puig swung at ball four.