Through five games of the World Series, the Dodgers’ lineup has sputtered out, hitting just .201/.296/.354, and there’s blame to be assigned up and down the order – even to Shohei Ohtani, who, when not reaching base nine times in Game 3, has just two hits and two walks in the other four games combined. Manager Dave Roberts has attempted to adjust , moving Will Smith up to the No. 2 spot for Game 5 on Wednesday night, and he’s benched center fielder Andy Pages, who is having something like the weakest hitting postseason ever .

Valid changes, but ultimately, there’s only so much you can do when one of your biggest stars – one of the biggest stars – is not hitting. Mookie Betts , the three-time World Series winner and eight-time All-Star who pulled off one of the most unprecedente

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