Did you catch it? StL's eyes of resentment towards right field, Betts 5G21 at-bats. Roberts will soon be batting
Aug 05, 2025
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At the end of May, he missed five days because he injured his toe by hitting his left foot on furniture at home, but he is not moaning about serious injuries. Manager Dave Roberts sometimes gives him a break because he is not in good condition. Nevertheless, he has not been able to find his place even though it has been more than two weeks since the second half began. Some argue that it should be lowered in the lower batting order, but it is not easy to touch the pride of a super-high-paid player.
Betts started as the second shortstop against the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on the 5th (Korea time). I played 10 games as a leadoff, but it didn't work, so I returned to No. 2 from the previous day. However, he was silent again with no hits in four at-bats. The team also fell to their knees 2-3.
He wanted to revive by hitting two hits in two consecutive days away from the Cincinnati Reds on the 29th and 30th of last month, but the hitting sense quickly cooled. From the game against Cincinnati on July 31 to this day, he had no hits in five consecutive games. During this period, he was silent with no hits in 21 at-bats, and his batting average plummeted from 0.243 to 0.231 (93 hits in 403).
He ranks 135th in batting average among 157 batters in the two leagues who have met the regular at-bats. Coincidentally, last in the batting average is Betts teammate Michael Confoto, who is 0.191. the only hitter in the 100% range.
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After one out in the bottom of the first inning, he vigorously hit St. Louis starter Sonny Gray's 91.8-mile fastball, but he was withdrawn by a fly ball to right field. In the fourth inning, he pulled Gray's 91.8-mile fastball outside the first pitch and was grounded out to shortstop. A ball that could fall toward center field was blocked by opponent shortstop Meisin Win's quick defense. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Gray's outer sweeper struck out swinging after two outs.
And in the bottom of the ninth inning, trailing 2-3, leadoff hitter Shohei Ohtani got on base with a hit to right-center and entered the first base with no outs. All eyes were on Betts.
The opposing pitcher is right-handed JoJo Romero. Betts hit an 86.5 mile changeup that dropped to the low middle course on the second ball. The ball, which soared high at an angle of 55 degrees, began to fall to the right foul line. St. Louis right fielder Las Nutba sprinted forward near the foul line and reached out his glove to catch the ball. It was a hit to anyone, but it was a flyout due to Nutba's unbelievable defense.
Local broadcasters said "It was hard to catch him when he started. The ball did not stretch and fell as it was in a curve, but it was far from it. But I caught him. "Amazing catch! Noobah caught an unreal one out by Notbar."
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Betts was traded from the Boston Red Sox in February 2020 and signed a 12-year, $365 million extension that summer, effectively retiring from the Dodgers.
Since then, his performance has been brilliant. From 2021 to last year, he was named an All-Star every year, and marked bWAR 4.1 or higher. In 2023, he hit .307 with 39 home runs, 107 RBIs and 126 runs, ranking second in the NL MVP vote. Last year, he suffered a broken hand and missed about two months in the summer, but he hit a batting average of 0.289, 19 home runs, 75 RBIs and 75 runs, helping the Dodgers win the World Series. In particular, he is said to have played his part in the difficulty of moving from the outfield to the shortstop.
He is 32 years old this year. It's still time to get to its peak. However, career lows are expected in almost all categories, including batting average, home runs, RBIs, runs scored, and OPS. This year's annual salary alone exceeds $30 million.
Roberts is considering lowering Betts' batting order by returning Betts' batting order to No. 2 in the leadoff before the Tampa Bay Rays. I'll try to figure out what's best for him and the team. But not now." It could soon fall below number five.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
