The Dodgers dropped the first two games to the Padres this weekend at Petco Park, and will need a win on Sunday to escape San Diego with a share of first place in the National League West.

Alex Freeland was the entire Dodgers offense for a second straight day with a solo home run in Saturday’s 5-1 loss. The Dodgers had only five hits on Friday and Saturday combined, their first time getting held to that low of a two-game hit total in four years.

On June 23, 2021 the Dodgers lost 5-3 to the Padres in San Diego, collecting five hits. The next night at Dodger Stadium, Zach Davies and three Cubs relievers combined for a no-hitter at Dodger Stadium.

“There’s a point in the season where you’re trying to find your swing. We’re at the end of August,” manager Dave Roberts said Saturday night, as

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