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3 Dodgers to blame for franchise’s first non-winning month in 5 seasons

By Zach Pressnell

Jun 16, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Alex Vesia (51) reacts after allowing the San Francisco Giants to score 2 runs in the 11th inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 16, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Alex Vesia (51) reacts after allowing the San Francisco Giants to score 2 runs in the 11th inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy. (Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports)
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy. (Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports) /

The Dodgers suffered their franchise’s first non-winning month in half a decade. They had some serious underperformers that led to this 12-12 month.

This June, for the first time in five seasons, the Dodgers played to an even or a losing record in a month. The last time the team had a non-winning month was May of 2018, where they finished 14-14 on the month.

To put it into perspective, Yasiel Puig was the right fielder, Kenley Jansen was the closer, and Matt Kemp was still on the roster. Two of these players are no longer in the MLB and Jansen has recorded over 139 saves since then.

To suffer a non-winning month, there have to be players to blame. But for such a talented team like the Dodgers, which players struggled enough to issue some blame for their 12-12 month?

Max Muncy seriously let the Dodgers down in June

Max Muncy has been a staple in the Dodgers’ lineup for the last six years. Over this time, he has proven time and time again how valuable he is to Dave Roberts’ team. But Muncy has seen some regression with his bat to ball skills in 2023. He’s currently slashing .189/.322/.459 with walks contributing a ton to his OBP and home runs carrying his value as a player. Without those home runs, Muncy is a near unplayable option.

And this is exactly what happened in June. For the month of June, the Dodgers slugger put together an atrocious slash line of .111/.259/.222. In 45 at bats, he tallied just five hits and only one home run on the month. In comparison, Muncy hit six home runs in May and 11 home runs in April.

Max Muncy was in the lineup over and over again for the Dodgers and over and over again, he let them down. His month of June was definitely one to forget as he was possibly the worst hitter in Los Angeles for the month. While he has been a plus player on the year, Muncy was far from a plus player, helping the Dodgers suffer their first non-winning month in 5 years.

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