What happened: Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the team has gone through "four, five, six weeks of below-average production" from its offense, per Alden Gonzalez. The comment comes as Los Angeles sits 73-48 and enters a scheduled game at the Colorado Rockies. Roberts addressed backlash toward the club earlier this month.

Why it matters: The Dodgers are favored with the total set at 11.0, but Roberts naming a multi-week offensive stretch publicly signals the issue extends beyond a single bad series. Los Angeles has dropped its last game and gone 2-3 over its last five, a pattern that matters more with the Rockies among the few teams comfortably out of contention.

What to watch: Dodgers and Rockies are scheduled to play, with Los Angeles looking to snap its current one-game skid against a Colorado team well out of playoff position.