Not that he was expected to be a one-man savior, but Scott Podsednik could only do so much to ignite a dormant Dodgers offense in his debut.
The newest Dodger went 0-for-3 with a walk and stolen base as the Dodgers’ offensive misery continued.
In the 14 games since the All-Star break, the Dodgers have been shut out once, scored one run four times, two runs five times (including Thursday), three runs once, four runs twice, and five runs once. That’s an average of 2.1 runs a game, and it’s remarkable the Dodgers actually won five of six games in one stretch.
Podsednik caught a morning flight to San Diego, arrived at Petco Park less than three hours before first pitch, started in center field (as Matt Kemp was given a day off), batted leadoff and had teammates hoping…


