The Dodgers got their second straight blowout win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday, but will be without shortstop Mookie Betts for a little bit. Betts left the game with lower right back pain in the first inning, and will be sent for an MRI exam to determine the severity.
Betts walked and scored in the top of the first inning on a double by Freddie Freeman, then didn’t take the field for defense in the bottom of the frame, replaced by Miguel Rojas at shortstop.
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“It was running the bases, scoring on that double,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters at Nationals Park, as shown on SportsNet LA. “He’s going to get some testing right now, and we’ll know more later. It’s certainly more moderate than significant.”
Betts won’t play Sunday, and might be out for at least a few days, regardless of whether an injured list stint is needed. From Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register:
“I don’t want to get too far ahead of what we’re gonna do. But we’ll see,” Roberts said. “We’ll huddle up and see if we need to get a player here to protect us, depending on how the MRI comes. But yeah, he certainly won’t be playing the next couple days, I would assume.”
Hyeseong Kim, who would be the logical call-up should the Dodgers decide they need extra infield depth, did not play for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
Betts had played every inning this season prior to leaving Saturday’s game. He’s hitting .179/.281/.429 with a 103 wRC+ through all of 32 plate appearances so far this season.
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