Dodgers’ Will Smith ‘scuffling’ through slump that feels familiar

OAKLAND – Will Smith was not likely to bat .362, the average he carried into May, all season.

But his numbers since then have not been good – a .204 average for three months with a .701 OPS in 64 games. The slide has only intensified recently. Smith is 8 for his past 57 (.140) with just one extra-base hit (a double) and 22 strikeouts in 15 games through Saturday.

“That’s just baseball, man. That’s baseball,” he said when asked this week about his slump. “You have these stretches.