{"id":94680,"date":"2025-08-29T08:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T08:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=94680"},"modified":"2025-08-29T08:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T08:36:25","slug":"michael-conforto-exposes-dave-roberts-fiery-ultimatum-to-dodgers-as-september-looms-the-skippers-bold-rally-cry-ignites-a-high-stakes-pennant-chase-las-clubhouse-is-buzzin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=94680","title":{"rendered":"Michael Conforto Exposes Dave Roberts\u2019 Fiery Ultimatum to Dodgers as September Looms. The Skipper\u2019s Bold Rally Cry Ignites a High-Stakes Pennant Chase. LA\u2019s Clubhouse Is Buzzing with Do-or-Die Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<div class=\"tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roki Sasaki Update, Big Dodgers Injury Update, Elly Da La Cruz to LA?, Postseason Rotation &amp; More!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tD_ypieg7QI?feature=oembed\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"entry-header-outer\">\n<div class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"post-title entry-title\">Michael Conforto Reveals Dave Roberts\u2019 Message to Dodgers as September Nears<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p>September is right around the corner, and there is still no clear frontrunner for the National League West title.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers managed to make it out of the two weekends still on top of the division, despite losing the second series.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles also went on to sweep the Cincinnati Reds this week, while San Diego lost two games to the Seattle Mariners. That pushed the Dodgers ahead in the division race by two games.<\/p>\n<p>But the Padres are not out of the running for the division title. In fact, several insiders have predicted San Diego will be crowned division champions.<\/p>\n<p>Outfielder Michael Conforto\u00a0told MLB\u2019s Sonja Chen\u00a0that the team is locked in for the final stretch of the season. He said manager\u00a0Dave Roberts has emphasized the importance of winning games and ultimately winning the division.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think everybody has bought into that at this point,\u201d Conforto said to Chen. \u201cIn Dave\u2019s words, we\u2019re in a sprint right now. We\u2019re in a race for the division, and it\u2019s all about being the first-place team at the end of this and just winning games, winning every game we can.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers will not see the Padres again in the regular season, but the outcome of every game will matter for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles is getting back some reinforcements who will help through the final stretch of the season. Utility man Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez returned to the field on Tuesday after sitting on the sidelines since the beginning of July.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers expect third baseman\u00a0Max Muncy\u00a0and reliever Michael Kopech to return from the IL next week. Meanwhile, utilities Hyeseong Kim and Tommy Edman and starting pitcher Roki Sasaki should be healthy in early September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Conforto Reveals Dave Roberts\u2019 Message to Dodgers as September Nears September is right around the corner, and there is still no clear frontrunner for the National&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94686,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Michael Conforto Exposes Dave Roberts\u2019 Fiery Ultimatum to Dodgers as September Looms. 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