After turning in a sleepy effort in Game 4 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, Dave Roberts promised that changes could be coming for the Los Angeles Dodgers for their final game of the Fall Classic at Blue Heaven.

Fast forward to the lead-up to Game 5, and the skipper made good on his assertion, replacing struggling center fielder Andy Pages with Alex Call in the nine hole – moving Kike Hernandez to center field – while placing Will Smith behind Shohei Ohtani in the batting order, with Mookie Betts moving back to three and Freddie Freeman hitting cleanup.

Explaining to reporters why he decided to move Betts down the lineup for the first time since 2021 , Roberts told reporters his former MVP shortstop is working hard; he just needs to work on some mechanical t

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