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The Dodgers snapped their two-game losing streak Tuesday night with a dominant performance anchored by Eric Lauer, who threw a complete game shutout against the Seattle Mariners at Dodger Stadium, per DodgerBlue.com. Andy Pages provided the offensive punch, going deep to support Lauer’s gem as Los Angeles maintained its hold on the best record in baseball.

Lauer’s outing is particularly notable given the timing. Just days ago, his name surfaced as a potential trade chip ahead of the August 3 deadline. The left-hander has been a reliable rotation piece for the Dodgers this season — not a front-line ace, but the kind of steady, durable arm that contending teams covet. A complete game shutout against a quality opponent only enhances his value, whether the Dodgers decide to keep him or move him in a package (perhaps for someone like Tarik Skubal). Lauer came to Los Angeles with a reputation as a solid mid-rotation starter from his time with the Brewers, and he’s continued to prove he belongs. Pitching deep into games has been his calling card, and Tuesday night was the ultimate expression of that. Nine innings, zero runs. You don’t see many complete game shutouts anymore — this one matters.

Pages, meanwhile, continues to show why the Dodgers have been patient with his development. The Cuban-born outfielder has raw power that plays at the major league level, and his home run Tuesday was another reminder. Pages came up through the Dodgers’ system as one of their better position player prospects, and while he’s had his share of growing pains adjusting to big league pitching, nights like this are why the organization has kept running him out there. He’s still only scratching the surface of what he can be.

The win came one night after the Mariners secured their first victory at Dodger Stadium this season, a game where Austin Wrobleski got roughed up for four home runs. The contrast between that outing and Lauer’s shutout couldn’t be sharper — and it underscores the gap between the Dodgers’ rotation depth options. Lauer looked like a pitcher with something to prove, and he proved it emphatically.

For the Dodgers, this is exactly what you want to see heading into the trade deadline. The team keeps winning, the pitching staff beyond the top of the rotation is showing it can deliver, and the lineup is getting contributions from younger players like Pages. Whether Lauer stays or goes in a deal, he just made the front office’s decision a little more interesting. A pitcher coming off a shutout carries more weight in trade discussions than one coming off a mediocre start. Andrew Friedman and the front office are surely taking note. We’re in a strong position either way — keep Lauer and ride the depth, or flip him while his value is at a peak. Not a bad problem to have with four days left before the deadline.

Source(s): Staff (DodgerBlue.com) | First reported: July 30, 2026 5:01 AM UTC

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