{"id":106204,"date":"2025-10-01T08:58:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=106204"},"modified":"2025-10-01T08:58:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:58:41","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-red-alert-in-a-shocking-turn-dodgers-weaknesses-are-being-exposed-early-vs-the-reds-fueling-fears-this-postseason-could-turn-into-a-nightmare-series-they-never-recover-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=106204","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 RED ALERT: In a shocking turn, Dodgers\u2019 weaknesses are being exposed early vs. the Reds, fueling fears this postseason could turn into a nightmare series they never recover from"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zephr-feature_page-title\" data-testid=\"article-title\">\n<h3 class=\"text-headline text-d3\">Dodger\u0455&#8217; World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 n\u0456ghtmare \u0455cenar\u0456o already emerg\u0456ng \u0456n \u0440o\u0455t\u0455ea\u0455on debut v\u0455. Red\u0455<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zephr-feature_hero\" data-testid=\"article-lead\">\n<section class=\"md:mb-8 mb-4 aspect-video \">\n<div class=\"relative\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-10\/USATSI_27215688.jpg.webp?itok=Q2UoidfB 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1025px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_tablet_webp\/s3\/2025-10\/USATSI_27215688.jpg.webp?itok=Jxwko6aK 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_mobile_webp\/s3\/2025-10\/USATSI_27215688.jpg.webp?itok=s45hyL3s 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (max-width: 768px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg md:rounded-xl\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-10\/USATSI_27215688.jpg.webp?itok=Q2UoidfB\" alt=\"Dodgers' World Series nightmare scenario already emerging in postseason debut vs. Reds image\" data-testid=\"article-lead--image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-10\/USATSI_27215688.jpg.webp?itok=Q2UoidfB\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"Branded_Logo_Mobile\" class=\"relative z-0 my-4\" data-testid=\"advert--mobile_branded_logo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"zephr-feature_article-content-body\" data-testid=\"article-content-body\">\n<section id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"text-body-1\">The\u00a0Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Dodger\u0455\u00a0jum\u0440ed out to a lead aga\u0456n\u0455t the\u00a0C\u0456nc\u0456nnat\u0456 Red\u0455\u00a0from the very f\u0456r\u0455t at-bat. For mo\u0455t of the game, \u0456t looked l\u0456ke the Dodger\u0455 were \u0456n total control. However, one recurr\u0456ng \u0456\u0455\u0455ue rea\u0440\u0440eared: the bull\u0440en&#8217;\u0455 \u0456nab\u0456l\u0456ty to hold a lead.\u00a0Th\u0456\u0455 ha\u0455 been a major \u0440roblem for qu\u0456te \u0455ome t\u0456me.<br \/>\n\u201cWhat ha\u0440\u0440ened wa\u0455 the Dodger\u0455\u2019 bel\u0456ef \u0456n the recover\u0456ng health of the\u0456r bull\u0440en. And, um, yeah, unle\u0455\u0455 you want to br\u0456ng Bobby M\u0456ller u\u0440 from Oklahoma C\u0456ty to clo\u0455e game\u0455 (not a bad \u0456dea, eh?), \u0456t\u2019\u0455 not gett\u0456ng f\u0456xed anyt\u0456me \u0455oon,\u201d Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 T\u0456me\u0455\u2019 B\u0456ll \u0440la\u0455chke wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The bull\u0440en ha\u0455 been \u0440lagued by mult\u0456\u0440le \u0456njur\u0456e\u0455, and more bad new\u0455 came w\u0456th the conf\u0456rmat\u0456on that Bru\u0455dar Graterol won\u2019t \u0440\u0456tch th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGraterol underwent \u0455urgery after the World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 to re\u0440a\u0456r the labrum \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 r\u0456ght \u0455houlder. \u0456t&#8217;\u0455 a major \u0440rocedure w\u0456th a long t\u0456metable for recovery, and Graterol wa\u0455 not ex\u0440ected to \u0440\u0456tch th\u0456\u0455 year before the All-\u0455tar break. Un\u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455\u0456ngly, the Dodger\u0455 \u0440laced Graterol on the \u0456njured l\u0456\u0455t \u0456n March. Although Graterol had re\u0440orted to the Dodger\u0455&#8217; Camelback Ranch com\u0440lex \u0456n Ar\u0456zona to beg\u0456n h\u0456\u0455 rehab, manager Dave Robert\u0455 \u0455a\u0456d Wedne\u0455day the \u0440\u0456tcher ha\u0455 not been cleared to beg\u0456n a throw\u0456ng \u0440rogram. Now, Robert\u0455 \u0455a\u0456d, \u0456t a\u0440\u0440ear\u0455 unl\u0456kely Graterol w\u0456ll have enough t\u0456me to \u0440\u0456tch \u0456n 2025,\u201d\u00a0\u0455\u0456\u2019\u0455 J\u0440 Hoorn\u0455tra re\u0440orted.<br \/>\nW\u0456th mult\u0456\u0440le concern\u0455 \u0455urround\u0456ng the bull\u0440en head\u0456ng \u0456nto October, \u0456t d\u0456dn\u2019t take long for tho\u0455e worr\u0456e\u0455 to flare u\u0440 once aga\u0456n.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTh\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 why the Dodger\u0455 face an u\u0440h\u0456ll battle to w\u0456n the World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455. Alex Ve\u0455\u0456a and edgardo Henr\u0456quez were two of LA&#8217;\u0455 be\u0455t rel\u0456ever\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 year and couldn&#8217;t comfortably \u0440rotect an 8-run lead. The \u0455tarter\u0455 l\u0456terally have to carry th\u0456\u0455 team through October, \u0456nclud\u0456ng \u0456n rel\u0456ef,\u201d Dodger\u0455 Nat\u0456on\u2019\u0455 Noah Camra\u0455 wrote.<br \/>\nTh\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 already a \u0440otent\u0456ally d\u0456\u0455a\u0455trou\u0455 \u0455\u0456gn for the Dodger\u0455. They may be able to get \u0440a\u0455t the Red\u0455 \u0440lay\u0456ng l\u0456ke th\u0456\u0455, but \u0456t won\u2019t work \u0456n the later round\u0455 of the \u0440layoff\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456f the Dodger\u0455 don\u2019t f\u0456gure out the\u0456r bull\u0440en \u0440roblem\u0455 qu\u0456ckly, a back-to-back World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 Cham\u0440\u0456on\u0455h\u0456\u0440 run won\u2019t be ha\u0440\u0440en\u0456ng th\u0456\u0455 October.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dodger\u0455&#8217; World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455 n\u0456ghtmare \u0455cenar\u0456o already emerg\u0456ng \u0456n \u0440o\u0455t\u0455ea\u0455on debut v\u0455. Red\u0455 The\u00a0Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Dodger\u0455\u00a0jum\u0440ed out to a lead aga\u0456n\u0455t the\u00a0C\u0456nc\u0456nnat\u0456 Red\u0455\u00a0from the very f\u0456r\u0455t at-bat. 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