Gavin Lux's resurgence might be what saves Dodgers in 2024 (and apologies are in order)

The Dodgers are finally on a roll again. After sweeping the Pirates to end the home stand in LA, they headed to Milwaukee to face the Brewers in a crucial four-game set. Before the Dodgers' series against Pittsburgh, the Brewers got dangerously close to overtaking LA for the No. 2 seed in the National League, sitting only half a game back.

LA put some nice distance between them thanks to the Pirates series, but taking a road set from the Brewers and decidedly pulling away in the standings is key.

The Dodgers took Game 1 on Monday thanks to a nice start from Clayton Kershaw and a monstrous comeback game for Mookie Betts, and Game 2 was a slugfest, with four Dodgers hitting homers off of Brewers starter Colin Rea.

One of them was Gavin Lux, a Wisconsin native. His two-run homer came in the top of the fourth to score himself and Teoscar Hernández and put a finer point on his resurgence over the past month.

Lux has been having an unbelievable stretch since July 11, and we might have to extend a formal apology to him because of it.

Dodgers' Gavin Lux solidified his resurgence with a two-run homer against his hometown team on Tuesday

In all fairness, it's been easy to drag Lux through the mud since spring training, when he seemingly got the yips or completely forgot how to field the ball, and forced the position switch that sent Betts to shortstop. At the plate, his April through June weren't exactly helping his case or justifying the Dodgers' patience with him; by the end of June, he was batting .237 with a .591 OPS.

The argument to give up on Lux made sense. He still has two minor league options, and demoting him would've ended the "Betts at shortstop" stint months ago.

That patience did end up paying off, though. Since July 11, he's hitting .358 with a 1.054 OPS, five homers, and 20 RBI. In the desperate few weeks leading up to Betts' return, Lux was oftentimes the only Dodger who could make any offensive impact at all. Betts' return seems to have reignited LA's lineup as a whole, but Lux has only been getting better as some of their biggest guns have quieted down.

So, apologies to Gavin Lux. If he can keep this up, LA is going to look pretty terrifying heading into the postseason.