Heyward went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to Philadelphia.

EDGE Analysis

Los Angeles managed just five hits in the contest, with Heyward's seventh-inning solo shot accounting for one of the team's three runs. The long ball was the seventh of the season for the veteran after he went deep just once in 48 games for the Cubs last year. Heyward has gone 5-for-19 while playing sporadically in June, and his RBI on Sunday was his first this month.

Heyward started in left field for the Dodgers on Friday, going 2-for-4 with a double and a run in an 8-4 win against the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

Per the Associated Press, this was Heyward's first appearance in left field in 1,623 career major-league contests. The veteran has seen his playing time decrease since J.D. Martinez returned from a stint on the IL in mid-May, so the Dodgers may be asking him to take an occasional turn in left in order to get his bat in the lineup a little more often. Heyward has hit pretty well when given the opportunity during his first campaign with Los Angeles, slashing .238/.352/.486 with six homers, eight doubles, 13 RBI, 20 runs and two steals over 125 plate appearances.

Heyward went 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, two walks and a stolen base in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Nationals.

EDGE Analysis

This was Heyward's third multi-hit effort in his last eight games, a span in which he's gone 8-for-22 (.364) with two long balls and five RBI. The outfielder continues to see playing time around the outfield versus right-handed pitchers. He's hitting a meager .230, but he's posted an .830 OPS, six homers, 13 RBI, 19 runs scored and two stolen bases over 120 plate appearances this season.

Heyward went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's victory over Atlanta.

EDGE Analysis

Heyward knocked a solo home run off Spencer Strider in the second, breaking a home run drought of 13 games that dated back to May 1. After going 1-for-24 (.042) over 10 games from May 3 to May 18, Heyward has snapped out of the cold spell with two multi-hit games, two doubles, a home run and three runs scored in his last three contests. Though he isn't expected to maintain an everyday spot in the lineup with the Dodgers outfield at full health, he could provide some streaming value for managers looking to chase a hot bat.

Heyward is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Padres.

EDGE Analysis

Heyward is on the bench for the fourth time in five games and appears to have lost hold of a regular spot in the lineup versus right-handed pitching following J.D. Martinez's recent return from the IL. While the Dodgers are at full strength in the outfield and at designated hitter, Heyward may be in store for only a couple starts per week.

Heyward is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

EDGE Analysis

The Brewers are bringing a left-hander (Wade Miley) to the hill for the second straight day, so the lefty-hitting Heyward once again finds himself on the bench. The Dodgers will have Will Smith serve as their designated hitter while Trayce Thompson, James Outman and Mookie Betts form the Los Angeles outfield from left to right.

Heyward is not in Saturday's lineup against the Padres, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Heyward will ride pine with southpaw Blake Snell on the hill for San Diego. Max Muncy gets the start at designated hitter while Chris Taylor and Miguel Vargas start at third and second base, respectively.

Heyward is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Phillies.

EDGE Analysis

Heyward has turned back the clock in a massive way this season with the Dodgers, boasting an overall .925 OPS through 67 plate appearances, but he will likely continue to sit versus left-handed opponents. Chris Taylor, James Outman and Mookie Betts are starting across the outfield Tuesday against the Phillies and southpaw Matt Strahm.

Heyward went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and two total runs in Monday's 13-4 victory against Philadelphia.

EDGE Analysis

Heyward hit one of four Dodgers homers in the win, slamming a 413-foot solo shot to center field in the third inning. The veteran has gone deep four times in 65 plate appearances this season, a sharp improvement over 2022, when he hit just one long ball in 151 plate appearances. Heyward has recorded multiple hits in three of of his past four games, going 7-for-10 with four extra-base hits, five runs, three RBI and a stolen base over that span.

Heyward will serve as the Dodgers' designated hitter and No. 5 batter in Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

EDGE Analysis

Though Mookie Betts, James Outman and David Peralta appear to be locked in as the Dodgers' primary outfield configuration versus right-handed pitching, Heyward looks like he could maintain a regular role against righties as well in the wake of J.D. Martinez's (back) recent move to the injured list. Either as a designated hitter or as a corner outfielder when manager Dave Roberts wants to give Betts, Outman or Peralta a day out of the field, Heyward should have a fairly clear path to playing time while he's swinging a hot bat. The 33-year-old will be included in the lineup Sunday for the seventh time in eight games after slashing a respectable .224/.316/.449 with five extra-base hits over the first month of the season.