SAN DIEGO — If the Dodgers are going to get more offense down the stretch, it could come from an unexpected source – right out of left field, in fact.

Going into the weekend series against the San Diego Padres, Dodgers left fielders had combined for a .214 batting average (27th in the majors) and .667 OPS (23rd). By Wins Above Replacement, that group ranks 23rd in MLB.

Improving those numbers was on the Dodgers’ trade deadline agenda when they took aim at Steven Kwan . Kwan remains with the Cleveland Guardians and the Dodgers’ fallback acquisition, Alex Call, was 6 for 11 during the Colorado series after a slow start. But the Dodgers have started him in left field just five times.

“It’s important (to get more production from left field),” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts agreed Friday. “I

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