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McGee gets the heave-ho from the roster after the Brewers activated LHP Rob Zastryzny from the 15-day injured list. McGee could be an option when rosters expand in the coming days.

Rodríguez’ home run was his 19th of the year. He hit a solo shot off Will Warren in the first inning. Rodríguez now has three home runs in his last seven games. His ISO is .171 this year after posting ISOs of at least .207 in three of the first four years of his career. He’s hitting .257 with a .752 OPS and 52 RBI.

Grisham now has 15 home runs on the season. He hit a solo shot off Bryce Miller in the sixth inning and a two-run shot off Mariners reliever Nick Davila in the eighth inning. Grisham’s power is noticeably down from his career-high 34 home run season last year. He’s hitting .222 with a .732 OPS and 50 RBI.

Betts went deep in the second inning to put the Dodgers on the board and give the 33-year-old his 15th homer of the 2026 campaign. The power drought seems to be over for Betts, as he’s homered in back-to-back games after not hitting one July 21 and August 10.

A 2-1 deficit turned into a 3-2 lead for the Dodgers when Ohtani took Daniel Lynch deep. That’s the 27th homer of the season for the reigning MVP, and he’s now up to 74 RBI on the season. He also singled, and Ohtani’s slash is now .293/.393/.526. Amazingly, that .939 OPS is easily his worst mark since joining the Dodgers in 2024.

Miller gave up eight hits, walked one and struck out five. He hasn’t won a start since July 2 against the Angels and has allowed at least four earned runs in four of his last six starts since then. Miller has a solid 3.39 ERA and 3.62 xFIP in 85 innings this year. He’s lined up to face the Brewers on the road next week.

Knack was handed just a two-run lead when he entered the game, so this wasn’t just a case of getting a lengthy save in a blowout. The 29-year-old’s reward for his work might be a trip to Los Angeles, as they’ll likely be looking for a fresh arm. Knack will likely need to change organizations to ever get a chance to be more than a depth piece, and it remains to be seen if he’s good enough to be more than that, anyway.

All three runs came off long balls allowed by Lynch; a solo shot by Mookie Betts and a two-run blast by SHohei Ohtani. The southpaw gave up just one other hit and struck out three, but it’s another unimpressive start for the 29-year-old. It’d be a mistake to trust him as a streamer for a scheduled start against the A’s next week.