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"I know that the guys understand where we're at as far as the opportunity we have," Roberts said. "And yeah, I would expect them to take it and run and seize the opportunity, without me having to kind of bring it to light. I mean, it's right there. This is a great opportunity that we have, and you got to embrace it. You got to want to be out there. You got to have fun competing. And it just seems like the last couple nights, at some points it was an unrecognizable ballclub. We still got a lot of talent. We're still in a decent spot, but we've got to go play. We got to play better. We do."

The Los Angeles Dodgers addressed their bullpen at the trade deadline by reuniting with Brock Stewart in a deal that sent James Outman to the Minnesota Twins. Stewart was expected to be a key addition for the Dodgers but has made just four appearances thus far due to right shoulder inflammation. Upon being placed on the 15-day injured list earlier this month, Stewart received a cortisone shot and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection to treat his shoulder.

"I just think we didn't, we haven't - I just don't think we've put in the focus," Roberts said. "To be quite honest, I just don't think we had the urgency or focus that we needed to have. That's just the bottom line - because when the standings started to get interesting then our guys certainly have ramped up their quality of at-bat. The offensive performance has ticked up."

We're running a six-man rotation, they're getting extra rest, My thought is to push them more, but the situation has got to call for it and they've got to allow for me to give them that opportunity. You look at [Aug. 11], I couldn't have given Yoshi more. Those are things that in a perfect world, I'd love to give him an extra inning. Absolutely.

September is right around the corner, and there is still no clear frontrunner for the National League West title. The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the San Diego Padres in their recent home series. But then, the Padres responded by winning back-to-back games in their home series against the Dodgers the following weekend. The Dodgers managed to make it out of the two weekends still on top of the division, despite losing the second series.

"As the (2023-24) offseason went, I was like, 'Man I don't know if I want to do this again. I really don't'" Banda said. "It was to a point where I was talking about hanging 'em up."

"Working on some things mechanically, making adjustments," Pages said of his recent success through a translator. "We obviously know how long the season is, so trying to make those adjustments in season, going through some of those ruts, and trying to make those adjustments to get better and have better at-bats."

Dodger Stadium proved to be about more than just baseball Monday night when BTS star V stepped onto the field, drawing roaring cheers before throwing the ceremonial first pitch. The singer, born Kim Taehyung, bowed toward Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and delivered a left-handed strike, sparking cheers from the stands while camera phones lit up the ballpark. V's appearance came before the Dodgers faced the Cincinnati Reds.

It's been well chronicled how overworked the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen has been going on two straight years. Injuries, underperforming, and general inconsistency has led to a host of arms shuttled in and out of the 'pen. The team aimed to improve the unit last month by acquiring Brock Stewart from the Minnesota Twins. Stewart made four appearances for the Dodgers before going on the IL with a shoulder inflammation issue.