Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts called himself out after not recording a single hit in the NLDS as the Arizona Diamondbacks swept them on Wednesday.
Multiple factors could be attributed to, but it really boiled down to the Dodgers' stars not stepping up when the lights shined brightest. Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and J.D. Martinez were all essentially no-shows and could've shifted the series in their favor with at least some hits here and there.Instead, Betts went 0-for-11 at the plate, Freeman 1-for-10 and Martinez 2-for-10. Along with Max Muncy, the quadruplet accounted for 100-plus RBIs this season.
The sweep to the Diamondbacks was also the latest postseason exit that saw the Dodgers struggle to overcome a team they usually had no troubling handling in the regular season. But Betts doesn't believe there's a flaw to Los Angeles' playoff preparation. "Those guys get paid a lot of money to play baseball, too," he said."They're not just rolling over and saying 'You guys can win.' When you're in the postseason, man, you got to play well.Boston Red Sox
star will hope his fortune is more favorable next year. Entering the fourth year of a 12-year, $365 million contract he signed with the Dodgers in 2021, the club will be expecting the same.
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