For much of the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been on cruise control. Dodgers need their stars like Mookie Betts, Kyle Tucker, and others to step up and break through these doldrumsEdwin Diaz is back, and other key players will return from the IL soon. That should help things along, especially as Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow push other starters into the bullpen to solidify things. Mookie Betts (0-3) talks with the media after the #Dodgers lose to the Cubs, 5-1. pic.twitter.com/D5qmHmrZpY — SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) August 5, 2026"Just a rut... Beyond that, the longer these struggles go on, the more difficult it will be to succeed once October rolls around.