Dodgers Manager Assesses Mookie Betts’ World Series Struggles
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The Los Angeles Dodgers lost Games 4 and 5 of the World Series at home, and now head to Toronto for a potential elimination game.
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The Toronto Blue Jays have completely shut down the Dodgers offense over the last two games, allowing a total of just three runs.
While the Dodgers offense has struggled across the board, the players before and after Shohei Ohtani have been major pain points for LA. Ahead of Game 5, manager Dave Roberts mixed things up, putting Alex Call (instead of Andy Pages) before Ohtani in the No. 9 hole, and Will Smith (instead of Mookie Betts) after Ohtani in the No. 2 hole.
The change didn’t lead to better results for any of the involved players.
Betts is now hitting just .130 in the World Series with three hits across his 23 at-bats. After his 0-for-4 performance with two strikeouts in Game 5, Roberts was asked if his star player appeared to be “pressing” at the plate.
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“I think he’s pressing,” Roberts said. “Hopefully the off-day, find a way to get away from it, and then go out there and just focus on one game and be good for one game. Go out there and compete.
“I think you can see there’s a little anxiousness in there. But it’s not the first time he’s struggled. It’s not the first time he’s faced elimination. And it’s not just Mookie. It’s everyone that’s got to to do their part, too.”
The Dodgers offense has scored just four runs over the last 29 innings, while the Blue Jays, even with the 18-inning loss in Game 3, have been able to put together good at-bats against a vaunted Dodgers rotation. Now, the teams will head back to the raucous Rogers Centre, where the Dodgers will have their backs against the wall, needing to win two games on the road to become baseball’s first repeat champion in 25 years.
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