Recent Offensive Struggles Tied To Illness Sweeping Through Dodgers Clubhouse

The Los Angeles Dodgers offense has hit a rough patch over the last two weeks, which coincides with several key players battling an illness. Max Muncy, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández and Alex Freeland are among those who have recently been under the weather. It’s a reality manager Dave Roberts believes the clubhouse bug has played somewhat of a role in the team’s recent struggles at the plate, via Bill Plunkett of the Southern California News Group. “It is a factor. It’s the truth,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts acknowledged when asked about the hacking and wheezing going on in his clubhouse – and in the lineup. “Freddie’s got it a little bit. Muncy’s gone through it. Teo’s gone through it, Freeland, a lot of different guys. Yeah, it’s gone through our clubhouse. “Absolutely. I do think, as far as how the body feels, has been affected. It was since Colorado, so there is a line of demarcation where we really went south with the offense since Colorado. But for me, it’s hard for me to just leave it at that. I do think it’s a factor, but I still feel like we’ve still gotta find a way to be productive.” The
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