The Dodgers say Mookie Betts' slump isn't tied to potential injury issues, but the normally standout outfielder has performed in a strangely pedestrian manner.
Shut out for the first seven innings, Dodgers get late homers from Muncy, Pujols, but fall 5-4 to Giants for third straight loss.His vision impaired, Betts was a late scratch from the lineup.And the Dodgers should be very concerned, not because of the allergic reaction, but because of how little Betts has resembled the player he was last year.He scored 15 runs in the postseason. He made game-saving catch after game-saving catch.
If Betts still isn’t the same player, do the Dodgers go back to choking in the playoffs as they did before they traded for him?There’s a good chance, considering he was what separated the 2020 Dodgers from the underachievers who came before them.Mookie Betts winces after being hit by a pitch against the Giants on Thursday.