Having endured months-long struggles this season, Mookie Betts now is in the midst of his best stretch of 2025 and it’s come at an opportune time for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Following a win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Aug. 8, Betts revealed he’d taken on a new mindset of accepting a proverbial lost season on an individual basis.
In 29 games since that point, Betts has hit .336/.395/.543 with four doubles, one triple, six home runs and 23 RBI.
Following the Dodgers’ victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, manager Dave Roberts went as far as to say that Betts has looked like himself over the last month.
“I think what that means is there is real confidence, there’s edge, just letting his ability play,” Roberts elaborated. “I think we’re seeing that at shortstop, and in the batter’s box there’s just that edge.
“He’s not in between, as he was for a lot of the season. That’s what I mean when I say Mookie looks like Mookie right now.”
Betts extended his hitting streak to seven games and on-base streak to 15 as the Dodgers swept the Rockies on Wednesday night. He punctuated a four-hit performance with a grand slam.
While the Dodgers’ offense is most lethal when the trio of Betts, Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman are all on point, the shortstop believes the middle of the lineup is key to the overall team’s success.
“You can run into a three-run homer at the top, and it looks good or whatever,” Roberts said, agreeing with Betts’ opinion. “But I do think for it to work collectively, whether it’s building an inning with somebody in the middle of the order getting a hit, or situationally being good, or bleeding into the top to kind of create something for Shohei and Mookie to do something with guys on base.
“I think it just works together. The way we are right now, it shouldn’t be a top-heavy lineup.”
Mookie Betts has optimistic view of Dodgers’ struggles
The Dodgers have a record of 29-32 since the beginning of July. As a result, they have a slim lead in the division after having a nine-game lead at one point. They have also fallen to the third seed in the National League, which would mean starting a playoff run in the Wild Card Series.
Betts believes the challenges throughout the year has helped make the team battle-tested, and that should be beneficial for the postseason.
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