How Did Teoscar and Kiké Turn the Dodgers’ Fate Around in a Stunning Pirates Showdown?

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How bad is it for a slugger who hit 35 or more home runs in four of his previous seven Dodgers seasons?

Another Max Muncy, a promising rookie infielder with the Athletics from Thousand Oaks High, was sent back to triple A a few days ago after batting .176 with one home run in 68 at-bats. That’s better than the Dodgers’ Muncy, who has zero homers and four runs batted in while batting .167 over 78 at-bats. His characteristically low batting average — career mark: .226 — normally is palatable because he walks a ton, Muncy sporting a .350 career on-base percentage. But this season, seemingly emboldened by his power outage, pitchers have walked him only 12 times in 25 games.

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