Mookie Betts set to join Dodgers in Boston
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It also marked the second time in a month Roberts has sat a healthy Betts, hoping a day’s respite from playing would recalibrate things. He sat in the Dodgers’ win over the Chicago White Sox on July 1, with the team hoping to give him a mental breather.
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,