US EditionDodgers Shuffle Their Slumping Lineup for Game 5, and It Doesn't Work
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shifted Mookie Betts down the lineup to revive a struggling offense hitting just .202 in the World Series, but LA still lost 6-1 to Toronto.
- Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost Game 5 of the World Series to Toronto, falling 6-1 despite lineup changes.
- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts moved Mookie Betts down in the order for the first time in four years and benched Andy Pages, inserting Alex Call to improve at-bats and create baserunners for Shohei Ohtani.
- The Dodgers managed just four hits and five base runners, going 4 for 30 with 15 strikeouts in Game 5, including every member of the reconfigured starting lineup.
- LA can even the series with a Game 6 win at Rogers Centre on Friday, with Yoshiobu Yamamoto likely to start, while Roberts said the Dodgers believe they can rebound.
- Amid the slump, Betts is 3 for 23 in the Fall Classic; the Dodgers are hitting just.201 with 55 strikeouts, and Betts, Andy Pages and Max Muncy all bat under.200.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers rearranged their lineup to be more productive Wednesday in Game 5 of the World Series, moving Mookie Betts further down the order…
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