The Los Angeles Dodgers believed they had addressed one of their biggest weaknesses when they signed Edwin Díaz during the offseason.

Los Angeles struggled badly in the closer role last season, so adding one of MLB’s premier relievers appeared to provide an ideal solution to one of the few obvious problems on a World Series roster.

August has changed that outlook.

Díaz blew three of his last four save opportunities, giving him four blown saves in 11 chances this season. Last year, he blew only three saves in 31 opportunities with the New York Mets.

Díaz’s injuries and bad performance prompted manager Dave Roberts to turn to Tanner Scott as the Dodgers’ closer.

Scott entered Tuesday’s series opener against the Atlanta Braves with a 2.24 ERA in 52.1 innings over 56 appearances, converting 19 of his 21 save opportunities.

The way he was pitching made him the logical alternative.

However, problems in the late innings have followed Scott over the first two games in Atlanta.

The Dodgers were tied 3-3 with the Braves in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday when Roberts called on Scott to preserve the score and give Los Angeles an opportunity to win in the ninth.

Instead, Scott surrendered two hits and Atlanta took the lead. The Dodgers’ offense was then retired in the ninth, resulting in a 4-3 loss.

A similar situation unfolded last night.

Los Angeles entered the bottom of the ninth tied 5-5 and again turned to Scott.

Once more, the left-hander surrendered two hits. The second was Ha-Seong Kim’s walk-off hit, giving Atlanta a 6-5 victory.

According to Dodgers Beat, Scott acknowledged afterward that his pitch selection contributed to the result. He believed he relied too heavily on fastballs, particularly down in the strike zone.

“I threw too many fastballs, and especially down,” Scott said.

“That’s probably not good.”

Two difficult appearances should not erase what Scott has accomplished throughout the season.

His larger body of work remains far more representative than consecutive setbacks, but there are still potential warning signs for Los Angeles.

Scott works with a limited repertoire, which could become problematic if hitters begin anticipating his preferred sequences.

However, he has a chance to respond quickly.

Scott has shown an ability to handle late-inning pressure without allowing previous results to overwhelm his approach.

That mentality becomes particularly important for a closer because another high-leverage opportunity can arrive almost immediately.

His willingness to identify mistakes also matters. Recognizing that his fastball usage became predictable gives Scott something specific to address rather than treating the Atlanta appearances as inexplicable failures.

The Dodgers also need Díaz to correct the mechanical problems that contributed to his struggles.

Unlike last postseason, Los Angeles cannot simply turn to Roki Sasaki as the answer to its bullpen problems.

For now, Scott remains an important part of the solution, but the last two games have reinforced how quickly the Dodgers’ closer situation can become complicated.