The Dodgers offense continues to sputter as Roy Oswalt holds them to one run over eight innings in a 4-1 victory by the Houston Astros. Los Angeles managed six hits last night, all singles. Over the course of this offensive slump starting 7/24, the Dodgers isolated power is a mere .094, while the National League average over that time in .164. Isolated power measures extra bases on hits, the difference between slugging percentage and batting average. So not only are the Dodgers not hitting for a high average, they're not even getting much pop from the hits they do collect. On top of that, 21 of their 35 extra base hits came with the bases empty, doing nothing to drive runners toward the plate.

Update: And of course, to fix an offensive problem, you recall Shea Hillenbrand.