Dodgers Supervisor Assesses Mookie Betts’ World Sequence Struggles

[ad_1] The Los Angeles Dodgers misplaced Video games 4 and 5 of the World Sequence at house, and now head to Toronto for a possible elimination recreation.

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The Toronto Blue Jays have fully shut down the Dodgers offense over the past two video games, permitting a complete of simply three runs.

Whereas the Dodgers offense has struggled throughout the board, the gamers earlier than and after Shohei Ohtani have been main ache factors for LA. Forward of Recreation 5, supervisor Dave Roberts blended issues up, placing Alex Name (as an alternative of Andy Pages) earlier than Ohtani within the No. 9 gap, and Will Smith (as an alternative of Mookie Betts) after Ohtani within the No. 2 gap.

The change did not result in higher outcomes for any of the concerned gamers.

Betts is now hitting simply .130 within the World Sequence with three hits throughout his 23 at-bats. After his 0-for-4 efficiency with two strikeouts in Recreation 5, Roberts was requested if his star participant gave the impression to be "urgent" on the plate.

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<img id="10963189" alt="" caption="LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 27: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on at the end of the ninth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in game three of the 2025 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)" credit="" sourcealt="" sources="[]" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" width="5527" height="3685" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" src="color:transparent;aspect-ratio:inherit;object-fit:cover" sizes="(min-width: 1200px) 1536px, (min-width: 768px) 768px, 100vw" srcset="https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2243717709_6ff6a2.jpg?w=640&quality=75&webp=1 640w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2243717709_6ff6a2.jpg?w=750&quality=75&webp=1 750w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2243717709_6ff6a2.jpg?w=1000&quality=75&webp=1 1000w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2243717709_6ff6a2.jpg?w=1200&quality=75&webp=1 1200w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2243717709_6ff6a2.jpg?w=1360&quality=75&webp=1 1360w, https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2243717709_6ff6a2.jpg?w=1600&quality=75&webp=1 1600w" bad-src="https://assets.newsweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2243717709_6ff6a2.jpg?w=1600&quality=75&webp=1"/> “I believe he’s urgent," Roberts stated. "Hopefully the off-day, discover a technique to get away from it, after which go on the market and simply give attention to one recreation and be good for one recreation. Go on the market and compete.

"I believe you'll be able to see there’s a bit of anxiousness in there. However it’s not the primary time he’s struggled. It’s not the primary time he’s confronted elimination. And it’s not simply Mookie. It’s everybody that’s received to to do their half, too.”

The Dodgers offense has scored simply 4 runs over the past 29 innings, whereas the Blue Jays, even with the 18-inning loss in Recreation 3, have been capable of put collectively good at-bats in opposition to a vaunted Dodgers rotation. Now, the groups will head again to the raucous Rogers Centre, the place the Dodgers may have their backs in opposition to the wall, needing to win two video games on the street to change into baseball's first repeat champion in 25 years.