Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Los Angeles Dodgers
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Rather than move a struggling Mookie Betts down in the lineup, manager Dave Roberts is hopeful that hitting up top will help the starting shortstop return to form at the plate. Betts led off for the Dodgers in Sunday afternoon's 6-5 loss to the Brewers,
Betts, an eight-time All-Star who has won three World Series, was left off the NL All-Star team this year as he's struggling through his worst season as a professional. Betts started the season dealing with a mystery illness and then fractured a toe going to the bathroom.
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Shohei Ohtani matched a franchise record with a homer in the fifth straight game and Freddie Freeman drove in two runs with a two-out single in the ninth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied
Coming out of the All-Star break, all Shohei Ohtani has done is hit dingers. Ohtani tied the Dodgers' franchise record by homering in his fifth straight game on Wednesday afternoon, taking Twins starter Chris Paddack deep for a solo shot in the first inning.
The Boston Red Sox welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers to town for their first home series since the All-Star Break starting on Friday, July 25 and there are plenty of tickets available.
Dodgers stars Mookie Betts, right, and Shohei Ohtani celebrate after Betts’ two-run home run against the Mets in the sixth inning of the Dodgers’ 10-2 win in Game 4 of the NLCS on Thursday.