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The Dodgers dropped another one-run walk-off to the Tigers on Saturday, continuing what’s become a painful pattern down the stretch. This marks the fifth consecutive one-run loss for LA, per MLB.com. At this point it’s not just bad luck—it’s a trend that’s defining our season right now, and it’s crushing us when we need wins most.

We’ve been here before this month. Close games should be winnable, especially for a roster with the talent we have. Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Max Muncy, Kyle Tucker, and Teoscar Hernández are all capable of delivering in tight spots. But execution in the final inning—whether it’s pitching, hitting, or base running—has let us down repeatedly. Against a Tigers team that’s been playing well, we needed to steal one on the road. Instead we got walked off, and that’s on us.

The bigger picture here is that we’re now 0-5 in these one-run games this stretch. That’s not variance anymore. When you lose five in a row by a single run, something systemic is breaking down—clutch hitting, late-inning bullpen decisions, situational baseball. Dave Roberts and the coaching staff know it. The lineup knows it. But knowing it and fixing it are two different things when you’ve got maybe a week left to turn this around before September gets here.

Source(s): MLB.com | First reported: August 29, 2026 8:16 PM UTC

God Bless and Go Dodgers