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Dodgers’ dormant offense goes quiet again in loss to Braves

May 10, 2026

Dodgers second baseman Alex Freeland forces out Atlanta Braves’ Eli White at second base during the second inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

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LOS ANGELES — The team with the best record in baseball came to Dodger Stadium this weekend and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was asked if that would provide a “measuring stick” for where his team stands a quarter of the way into the season.

“I really believe for us, we’re our own measure in how we go about it regardless of opponent,” Roberts said.

Well, they haven’t been measuring up then.

The Atlanta Braves handed the Dodgers a 7-2 defeat Sunday afternoon, holding the Dodgers to two runs in the loss and taking two out of three games in the weekend series.

The Dodgers have now lost three of their past four series, seven of their past 11 games and 12 of their past 21 games. They have been held to two runs or fewer in seven of those past 11 games.

After beating Chris Sale on Friday, the Dodgers’ own starting pitching put them in a hole early in back-to-back losses.

Blake Snell made his season debut on Saturday and gave up five runs in the first two innings. On Sunday, Justin Wrobleski was complicit in his own downfall during a four-run second inning that put the Dodgers behind to stay.

Wrobleski gave up one run on three consecutive singles with one out in the second inning. He was handed a way out when Sean Murphy bounced a ball right back to Wrobleski. But Wrobleski’s throw to Alex Freeland at second base was high, pulling Freeland off the bag. He was lucky to get his foot back down in time to get the forceout. But the inning-ending double play should have disappeared.

With the inning extended, Wrobleski walked the No. 9 hitter, Jorge Mateo, to load the bases, then Mauricio Dubon doubled down the third base line, driving in three runs.

Wrobleski retired the next 16 Braves in order before giving up a solo home run to Drake Baldwin in the eighth. He gave up another solo home run to Matt Olson in the ninth inning.

Down big early two games in a row, the Dodgers offered little resistance either time. They had just one hit and struck out eight times in six innings against Spencer Strider on Saturday and didn’t score until the ninth inning. They didn’t fare any better against Sunday’s starter, Bryce Elder, in a remarkably similar game.

The Dodgers put two runners on with two outs in the first inning but Max Muncy struck out, starting a stretch of 15 Dodgers retired in order by Elder who allowed just one hit and struck out eight in 5⅔ innings.

The Dodgers’ next baserunner didn’t come until Elder walked the bases loaded with two outs in the sixth inning. Handed a chance to get back into the game with one swing, Muncy made that swing, driving a ball to the wall in right field off reliever Robert Suarez. But Braves right fielder Eli White caught Muncy’s line drive, crashing into the wall as he did.

Two innings later, Muncy took out his frustrations on a hanging slider from Braves reliever Tyler Kinley, driving it beyond the right fielder’s range for a two-run home run this time.

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