LOS ANGELES — After watching another sluggish performance from the Dodgers’ offense in Game 4, Manager Dave Roberts hinted at lineup changes for Game 5.

“It might look a little bit different tomorrow,” Roberts said after the game Tuesday night .

It did.

Roberts moved Will Smith up to second in the order with Mookie Betts dropped to third – his first time not batting in the first or second spot in the order since September 2021. Additionally, Andy Pages (just 4 for 50 this postseason) was benched with Kiké Hernandez moving from left field to center field. Alex Call took Pages’ spot at the bottom of the lineup.

It’s a more significant shakeup than Roberts is inclined to make.

“I think in the postseason, you got to be a little bit more reactive than the regular season,” Roberts said.

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