Overview

• Los Angeles has lost four straight games, falling to 68-53 and one game behind the Padres for the NL West lead
• Shohei Ohtani logged a season-high 4⅓ innings with seven strikeouts and led off with a triple, but the Dodgers managed no runs after the fifth inning
• In the eighth, Justin Wrobleski issued two walks and Edgardo Henriquez misplayed a comebacker, setting the stage for O’Hoppe’s go-ahead hit
• Injuries to Evan Phillips, Brusdar Graterol, Blake Treinen and other high-leverage arms, combined with minimal deadline reinforcements, have left the bullpen thin
• A three-game series against the surging Padres at Dodger Stadium starting Friday presents a key chance for Los Angeles to halt its skid and reclaim first place