{"id":40992,"date":"2025-04-14T08:18:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T08:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40992"},"modified":"2025-04-14T08:18:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T08:18:28","slug":"mookie-betts-drops-eye-opening-dodgers-claim-after-brutal-losses-to-cubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40992","title":{"rendered":"Mookie Betts drops eye-opening Dodgers claim after brutal losses to Cubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Dodgers All-Star Mookie Betts shared a strong take on the struggles versus the Cubs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mookie-Betts-tag.jpg?w=700\" sizes=\" (max-width: 768px) 600px,  (min-width: 769px) 700px\" srcset=\"\n              https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mookie-Betts-tag.jpg?w=700 600w,\n              https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mookie-Betts-tag.jpg?w=700 900w\n            \" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) catches Chicago Cubs second base Nico Hoerner (2) stealing second base during the eighth inning of the game at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0watched the Chicago Cubs outscore them 20-2 the last two days.\u00a0Mookie Betts and the batting lineup took back-to-back home losses. Worse is Dodger fans haven&#8217;t seen a home run the last two nights.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles went from building an 8-0 start, to winning only three of its last nine contests. The last remnant of their World Series title run is the banner that sits inside Chavez Ravine. L.A. has looked nothing like the 2024 version during this slide. This time the Dodgers took a 4-2 loss Sunday,\u00a0with Dave Roberts himself identifying the issues.<\/p>\n<p>Betts, too, has spoken out about the slump.\u00a0He dropped an eye-opening claim\u00a0about the brutal losses with Dodger Blue on X. The perennial All-Star, though, isn&#8217;t jamming his index finger on the panic button.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it&#8217;s just a bumpy two weeks,\u201d Betts began. \u201cWe got a long time, we got a long season to go and a lot can happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mookie Betts fires off reminder about Dodgers&#8217; struggles after Cubs loss<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3333761\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3333761\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3333761\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mookie-Betts-in-dugout.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mookie-Betts-in-dugout.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mookie-Betts-in-dugout.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mookie-Betts-in-dugout.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mookie-Betts-in-dugout.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mookie-Betts-in-dugout.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts (50) looks on before the game against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3333761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Betts watched the Dodgers hit a funk before under Roberts.<\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">\u201cThis isn&#8217;t the first time we sucked for two weeks, it just happens that it&#8217;s right now,\u201d Betts said.<\/p>\n<p>However, Betts added the positive\/negative effect of the word \u201cpanic\u201d around the Dodgers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we panic, things get worse. If we don&#8217;t panic, it looks like we don&#8217;t care. So what are we supposed to do?\u201d Betts asked.<\/p>\n<p>The short stop took to the plate three times. He squeaked out one hit \u2014 a single rip to center field. Betts smacked the ball facing a sweeper pitch from Colin Rea. But that third inning blast became Betts&#8217; lone hit of the evening.<\/p>\n<p>He wasn&#8217;t the lone struggling Dodgers batter.\u00a0Shohei Ohtani\u00a0went a stunning 0-for-5 at the plate.\u00a0Teoscar Hernandez\u00a0went hitless too on four attempts.\u00a0Max Muncy\u00a0went 0-for-2 \u2014 but hit a sacrifice fly to right field for the RBI.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Conforto and Will Smith rose as the lone Dodgers smacking two hits. L.A., though, struck out 10 times. Betts and the Dodgers are now 0-4 overall when the opposition holds them to two runs or less.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dodgers All-Star Mookie Betts shared a strong take on the struggles versus the Cubs. 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