The Los Angeles Dodgers' offense has been in a brutal slump early in the 2026 season. Despite the team bringing in All-Star Kyle Tucker into the mix, the offense hasn't been able to stay consistent from game to game, and it has led to some early season struggles. Los Angeles has dropped to second place in the National League West as this team has greatly underperformed to start the year. A key piece of this has been the struggles from multiple key guys in the lineup, including veteran outfielder Teoscar Hernández. Hernández had been a critical piece to the offense for the Dodgers over the last two seasons, but he has been a problem at the plate this year. Due to his struggles — and the emergence of outfielder Alex Call — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has said he could bench Hernández more often. “Alex has earned more playing time, yeah,” Roberts said . As far as Hernández? “I do see certainly his timing is off,” Roberts said. “I think one thing is he hasn’t hit lefties like he has in the past.…