SAN DIEGO – In the middle of last September, the Dodgers lost two games to open a series in Atlanta (part of a 3-6 slide) and Manager Dave Roberts sensed the team was feeling sorry for itself as injuries mounted.

So Roberts addressed the team, a rare occasion in season. That team meeting stands as a key scene in the Dodgers’ 2024 championship.

Deep in a seven-week malaise that has seen them blow a nine-game lead in the division with an offense, in particular, underperforming, Roberts said he hasn’t resorted to the same tactic.

“I’ve talked to some hitters,” Roberts said before Sunday’s win over the San Diego Padres . “But I just don’t feel that, when you’re talking specifically to hitting, it doesn’t involve the pitchers, and that’s half your team. So I’m not about wasting peoples’ ti

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