Dodgers awaiting return of injured players

LOS ANGELES — Throughout the first half of the season, the Dodgers played whack-a-mole to plug a leaky starting rotation riddled by injury.

Now, with Clayton Kershaw about to return, perhaps followed soon by Alex Wood and even Brett Anderson, has the team’s greatest need with the approaching Aug. 1 non-waiver Trade Deadline shifted to offense?

Results from the completed series in Arizona were mixed. A 13-run outburst Friday night seemed to signal the surge in production before the All-Star break could be sustained. Then, the Dodgers scored one run over the next 19 innings, and even perpetually upbeat manager Dave Roberts conceded concern about the lineup’s offensive approach.

“We’ve addressed it,” he said on Sunday. “We’re working on it. It’s a work in progress.”

The most likely area to improve is in the outfield, especially with the disappointing news that Andre Ethier’s right leg isn’t fully healed four months after breaking it. In an interview with the Dodgers’ flagship radio station, …

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