Overview
- Los Angeles trails Toronto 3-2 after a 6-1 Game 5 loss and must win Game 6 at Rogers Centre on Friday.
- Betts is 3-for-23 in the series with one run and no RBI, extending a postseason downturn after a down regular season.
- "I've just been terrible," Betts said after Game 5, adding he has no clear answers for his struggles.
- Ortiz advised Betts to simplify and "prepare like it's a Little League game," focusing on seeing the ball and having fun.
- Dodgers hitters beyond Betts are scuffling, with the top four going 1-for-15 with eight strikeouts in Game 5 and the team averaging 3.6 runs through five games; Derek Jeter said Betts still has a chance to change the narrative in Game 6.