Bad luck contributing to Dodgers’ slow starts at the plate

LOS ANGELES — The 13th day of April was a Friday. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he might break his superstition of avoiding the white chalk lines while stepping onto the field.
Joe Davis, the Dodgers’ television play-by-play broadcaster, wore a pair of prescription glasses to the ballpark. He said some fans on Twitter noted that his dark-rimmed specs coincided with a winning streak last year. So they made a comeback.
The Dodger batters, maybe more than any group of men at the bal