Overview

• Betts missed Friday’s game due to a death in his family and prioritized rejoining the Dodgers as soon as possible.
• He entered Saturday night’s game in the fourth inning as a pinch hitter and struck out looking against Aroldis Chapman.
• The 32-year-old is batting .238 with 11 home runs and 45 RBIs, marking one of the weakest offensive seasons of his career.
• Manager Dave Roberts commended Betts’s commitment to both family and team by finding his own way back to the stadium.
• Los Angeles has adapted its lineup and bench strategy around Betts’s intermittent availability during a competitive playoff push.