"After a rough patch in April, All-Star reliever David Bednar entered the All-Star break with a 1.74 ERA in his last 31 innings pitched. Acquiring Bednar allows Los Angeles to move everyone down a spot in the bullpen and when Los Angeles gets Blake Treinen and Michael Kopech back, Dave Roberts will have a wealth of options."

The Los Angeles Dodgers could be one of the more aggressive teams in baseball ahead of the trade deadline, and it might result in a huge trade.

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers come into a matchup with the Minnesota Twins after losing three games in a row. Los Angeles is 33-20 at home and 58-42 overall. Dodgers hitters have a collective .443 slugging percentage to rank third in the NL.

Dodgers were swept by Milwaukee for the second straight series — the first time they’ve failed to beat the Brewers in a season series. Freddie Freeman leaves with a left wrist contusion

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed that star first baseman Freddie Freeman is considered day-to-day after X-rays on his wrist injury were negative, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic.

Freddie Freeman leaves the game after taking a pitch off his wrist as the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Dodgers 6-5 to sweep the season series between the teams.

The former Brewers prospect, sent away in the William Contreras trade in December 2023, got an order of revenge on the Brewers with a go-ahead solo shot with one out in the fifth. It was the first homer of the year for Ruiz, who's graded out as a below-replacement level player since the trade.

Isaac Collins delivered a go-ahead two-run single in a three-run sixth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers finished off a perfect run against the host Los Angeles Dodgers this season with a 6-5 victory on Sunday.

Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (4-1, 3.37 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 35 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers aim to end their five-game home losing streak with a win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Los Angeles has gone 33-19 in home games and 58-41 overall.

Betts didn't play Saturday and the Dodgers hope putting him at the top of the order will help the struggling shortstop get back on track.

The Dodgers pulled off a huge sudden change with the batting order in swapping Shohei Ohtani with Mookie Betts. Did it work?