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The Los Angeles Dodgers may be back-to-back World Series champions, but they aren't immune from a slump.
They're currently in their longest losing streak since July 2025 after a late comeback attempt fell just short in a 7-6 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
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After the game, manager Dave Roberts discussed how it feels for the team many feel is the best in baseball to go winless over a week.
'We've Gotta Flush It'
Roberts, speaking with SportsNet LA, suggested that the best way for the Dodgers to move forward is to focus on their next opponent, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and forget about losing six straight to the red-hot Boston Red Sox and the Cubs, led by MVP candidate Pete Crow-Armstrong.
"It sucks to lose. It absolutely does. But we're going to win again," he said.
Roberts also addressed the six-game losing streak, noting that "last year is last year." He did, however, note that the Dodgers won the World Series at the end of that season.
"The goal is to win," he said. "We've lost six straight. We've gotta flush it ... We've got to put forward our best ... We'll see what happens."
This next series of three games starting Friday could be an ideal way for Roberts to get his players back on track mentally.
This Diamondbacks team swept the Dodgers last month just before the All-Star Break, and as the D-backs are second to the Dodgers in the National League West, this series could go a long way in determining playoff seeding come this fall.
"We got these guys this series, and they put it on us pretty good before the break," Roberts said. "I would say we're looking forward to them, to playing them, and taking care of business."
Through all of it though — the losing streak, the unpopular trade for superstar pitcher Tarik Skubal, the pursuit of baseball history with a possible three-peat — the key will be focus, Roberts said.
"You've just kind of got to put your head down and play baseball."
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