Dodgers, Mookie Betts
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Mookie Betts continues to struggle at the plate, but what has led to the Los Angeles Dodgers star's underperformance?
The Dodgers have remained steadfast with Betts, keeping him in the second spot in the order throughout. Save for one “mental day” that manager Dave Roberts gave Betts this month and a series he missed with a fractured pinkie toe, Betts has remained the everyday shortstop.
As shortstop Mookie Betts has posted a career low .238/.311/.373 slash line so far this season, manager Dave Roberts made the surprising move to slot him into the leadoff position. That decision might jumpstart Betts' offense,
Boston Red Sox reliever Aroldis Chapman left the team's 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday with back tightness, according to Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com.