Dave Roberts on Dodgers slump: ‘Too much talent and too much desire to keep doing this for much longer’

Q: What is causing the Dodgers' recent slump?

The Dodgers are experiencing a slump due to inconsistent offensive performance, being held to three runs or fewer in nine of their last twelve games.

Q: How many consecutive losses have the Dodgers had?

The Dodgers have lost three consecutive games, which ties a franchise record for losses by five runs or more.

Q: Who are the Dodgers' starting pitchers for the upcoming games?

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is scheduled to pitch on Tuesday, followed by Shohei Ohtani on Wednesday.

Q: What did Dave Roberts say about the team's performance?

Dave Roberts expressed frustration but remains confident, stating that the team has 'too much talent and too much desire' to continue struggling for long.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 11: Dave Roberts #30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts as he comes to the mound to take out Roki Sasaki #11 from the game during the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium on May 11, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) | Getty Images LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers at least had a lead on Monday, which counts as progress for the funk they are in at the moment. It was their first lead since Friday, when they scratched together three runs against Chris Sale in what felt like one of their best wins of the season so far. But they’ve laid three legs in a row since. After losing 7-2 on consecutive days to finish out the series against the Atlanta Braves, the Dodgers fell 9-3 on Monday night to the San Francisco Giants, a game that was tied 3-3 after six frames. Alex Vesia gave up three hits and a walk while recording only one out in a three-run seventh, and then Wyatt Mills walked four and hit a batter in a three-run ninth that made the score more lopsided. The 6-3 deficit would have been enough, shocking as it was facing the worst offense in Major League Baseball. But the Dodgers offense can’t seem to get much going, and were held to no more than three runs for the ninth time in their last 12 games. “The effort, the focus is there, I thought the fight was there. You know, we’re going to come out of it,” manager Dave Roberts said Monday night. “It’s frustrating while you’re in it, but we just have too much talent and too much desire to keep doing this for much longer.” Three straight blowout losses — *by five runs or more* — ties a Los Angeles Dodgers franchise record, . The Dodgers have their two best starting pitchers going in the next two games, trying to lower the threshold of victory for an offense that hasn’t been consistently good for several weeks. gets the ball on Tuesday, and pitches on Wednesday. Ohtani the hitter is having his worst stretch in a while, his .404 slugging percentage on the season is . Ohtani , Roberts said Monday night. Ohtani’s not alone in struggling at the plate. has been fighting it for some time and didn’t have an extra-base hit for three weeks before Roberts moved him down to eighth in the lineup on Monday night, the first time Hernández hit that low since August 7, 2020 while with the . “I think he’s missing pitches that he should hit, whether it’s fastballs or spin. I think that he’s patient at sometimes the wrong time,” Roberts said before Monday’s game. “He’s working through his mechanics, that the hitting guys are trying to work through diligently. He hasn’t been successful, he hasn’t really hit left-handed pitching in quite some time, which is kind of a surprise for me.” Hernández is hitting just .233/.410/.300 with a 113 wRC+ against southpaws this season, well below his career .273/.331/.542, 135 wRC+ line against left-handers. He didn’t face any lefties on Monday, but did double, single, and walk, his best game in a while. The Dodgers can’t simply hit *everyone* eighth or ninth to try to get them going. At some point, the big hitters are going to have to hit big.