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Dodgers drop Mookie Betts to fifth in lineup

Mookie Betts

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Mookie Betts is hitting fifth on Monday against the Phillies.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters he wants to give Betts a different look after he went hitless during Sunday’s doubleheader against the Yankees. The 33-year-old shortstop looked like his usual self in June, but he’s gone .140 (6-for-43) with two extra-base hits and three RBI in 12 contests since the start of July.

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Mookie Betts went 4-for-5 with three runs scored, two home runs and three RBI against the Phillies on Monday.

Betts now has 13 home runs this season. He hit two home runs off the Phillies’ bullpen on Monday. Betts helped fuel a Dodgers comeback attempt, but the team was in too big of a whole down 8-3 and ended up losing 10-7. He’s hitting .237 with a .731 OPS and 34 RBI.
Mookie Betts

LAD Shortstop #50

Mookie Betts went 0-for-4 in the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader against the Yankees and 0-for-7 with two walks on the day.

With the tying run on first in a 2-1 game in the ninth, Betts struck out on three pitches against David Bednar. He’s gone hitless in four straight games, dropping his OPS to .689. Future first-ballot Hall of Famer or not, Betts shouldn’t be batting cleanup for the Dodgers at this point. He had a nice second half of June, but aside from that 17-game run, he’s been pretty awful in the batter’s box.
Mookie Betts

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Mookie Betts singled in Tommy Edman in the bottom of the eighth to break a 3-3 tie in the Dodgers’ 4-3 win over the Rockies on Wednesday.

Betts also walked and scored a run in the first. He was back in the lineup tonight after going 0-for-8 between Sunday and Monday and getting Tuesday off.
Mookie Betts

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Mookie Betts (wrist) returned to the Dodgers’ starting lineup for Thursday’s series opener against the Padres.

Betts was scratched from Wednesday’s lineup against the Athletics due to soreness in his right wrist, but it appears to have been only a minor issue. The 33-year-old shortstop has been sizzling at the plate as of late, slashing .373/.408/.657 with five homers and 11 RBI over 71 plate appearances in his last 16 games.
Mookie Betts

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Mookie Betts is likely to be in Thursday’s lineup, manager Dave Roberts said after Wednesday’s game.

Betts was scratched from the game against the A’s because of right wrist soreness, but he’s already feeling better. According to Roberts, there was no clear incident which led to the soreness.
Mookie Betts

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Mookie Betts was scratched from the lineup for Wednesday’s series finale against the Athletics with right wrist soreness.

Miguel Rojas takes over at shortstop with Max Muncy moving into the cleanup spot against his former club. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters they made the decision to scratch Betts out of an abundance of caution. It doesn’t sound like a significant concern, but fantasy managers should closely monitor his status heading into Friday’s series opener against the division-rival Padres.
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Mookie Betts had two singles and two RBI as the Dodgers topped the Padres 4-2 on Sunday.

Betts didn’t get his fourth straight game with a homer, but he did drive in a run for the fifth straight. He always seems to pick it up against the Padres, the only team besides the Dodgers that showed any interest in trading for him when the Red Sox decided to move on after the 2019 season. His surge ought to continue with games in Sacramento the next three days and then back-to-back home series against the Padres and Rockies afterwards.
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Mookie Betts hit a three-run homer Saturday in the blowout of the Padres.

It could have been a better night, as all four balls that Betts put into play were hit hard. However, only his 402-foot homer in the sixth eluded the defense. He’s up to 11 homers to go along with a .230/.292/.440 line in 209 plate appearances.
Mookie Betts

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Mookie Betts went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and a double on Wednesday against the Twins.

Finally, Betts has shown genuine signs of life. He got the scoring started in this one with a second inning home run off Joe Ryan and both of his hits had at least a 101 mph exit velocity. This was his second straight game with multiple hits and he has a .317/.358/.524 slash line over his last 15 games as he desperately tries to get himself back on track ahead of the midway point this season.
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Mookie Betts hit a solo homer while going 3-for-5 win a win for the Dodgers over the Orioles on Friday.

Betts gove the Dodgers to within a run with his solo homer in the eighth inning. The Dodgers would score a pair in the ninth for the comeback victory. That’s now eight homers on the season for the 33-year-old, who is slowly starting to see his numbers crawl after a slow — and injury-riddled — start to the 2026 campaign.

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Nationals recalled RHP Eddy Yean from Triple-A Rochester.

Yean was up for a few hours earlier this month, throwing two scoreless innings before getting sent down. The 25-year-old had a 3.35 ERA and a 47/20 K/BB over 43 innings in 42 appearances for Rochester.
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Nationals designated RHP Justin Lawrence for assignment.

Lawrence, who was claimed off waivers from the Twins last month, gave up three runs and walked seven in 6 1/3 innings during his four weeks with the Nationals. He’ll likely be going back on waivers for the third time this year after opening up with the Pirates.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Daniel Duarte

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Mets recalled RHP Daniel Duarte from Triple-A Syracuse.

Duarte will begin his fourth stint in the Mets pen this season. He pitched a total of five scoreless innings during the first three.
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Xzavion Curry

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Mets optioned RHP Xzavion Curry to Triple-A Syracuse.

Curry loses his spot to a fresh arm because he threw 47 pitches in 2 1/3 innings last night. He’d allowed only two runs in six innings since being called up on July 8.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Ernie Clement

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The Blue Jays have Ernie Clement hitting third Tuesday for the third time this season.

With his team having totaled two runs the last three days, Jays manager John Schneider will just keep tweaking things until something clicks. Nathan Lukes and Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who have been hitting second and third, respectively, have both been moved up one slot tonight. Kazuma Okamoto is down to sixth after spending most of the last month batting fourth and fifth.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Mike Yastrzemski

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Braves activated OF Mike Yastrzemski from the 10-day injured list.

Kyle Farmer was released to open up a spot. Yastrzemski missed the minimum 10 days with elbow inflammation. He’ll likely take over as the right fielder against right-handers for now. Once Ronald Acuña Jr. returns, Dominic Smith, the typical DH against righties, could lose most of his playing time and or maybe his roster spot entirely.
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Kyle Farmer

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Braves released INF Kyle Farmer.

Farmer won a utility job out of spring training, but he barely played either before or after missing six weeks in May and June with a forearm strain. He totaled 16 plate appearances for the Braves, going 4-for-15 with three RBI. The 35-year-old will likely need to take a minor league deal in order to continue his career.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Miles Mikolas

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The Nationals will have Carson Palmquist open ahead of Miles Mikolas in Tuesday’s game against the Rockies.

Mikolas will be pitching for the first time since serving his five-game suspension for fighting Boston’s Nate Eaton.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Jacob Misiorowski

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Jacob Misiorowski, who has been dealing with fatigue, won’t pitch this weekend against Colorado after throwing four innings against the Mets on Monday.

The Brewers have set up their rotation so that Brandon Sproat will start tonight and Sunday against the Rockies, which would have been Misiorowski’s normal spot. Sunday’s as far as out as they’ve announced their rotation, so Misiorowski’s next start is a TBA at the moment. However, he’ll probably face the Giants on Monday unless something goes wrong.
- Matthew Pouliot

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Kyle Harrison

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Kyle Harrison will throw four innings of live batting practice on Saturday and is scheduled for a rehab start on July 31.

That would seem to put him in line to rejoin the Brewers rotation on Aug. 6. Harrison last pitched on July 8 before going on the IL with forearm tightness.
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