Dodgers offense can’t take advantage of early gifts

There was no shortage of problems for the Dodgers in a Game 2 loss that has seen the reigning champs return home trailing 2-0 in the NLCS. We might focus on the no-challenge that derailed Yoshinobu Yamamoto's struggles; we could discuss the bullpen's shortcomings, having been asked to carry the load after Yamamoto didn't get out of the fourth—it is all pertinent. Nevertheless, the simple reality is that the Dodgers haven't hit, and they've done that in the worst possible way, securing all of one extra-base hit through 18 innings.