Perhaps it was only a matter of time for Mookie Betts. The Dodgers' shortstop had hit a wall at the plate through the first five games of the World Series, collecting only three hits in 23 at-bats. It

Mookie Betts busted out of a major slump to help save the Dodgers' season. His clutch hit from an unfamiliar lineup spot helped L.A. force Game 7.

The Dodgers have a Mookie Betts problem. The former AL MVP and three-time World Series champion went 0-for-4 in Wednesday’s 6-1 Game 5 loss to the Blue Jays that put the defending champions’ season on the brink.

Betts entered Game 6 batting and slugging .130 in the World Series. Since the Wild Card series against the Reds, Betts walked into the Rogers Centre on Friday hitting .164 (9-for-55) with no home runs and just two runs scored in 13 postseason games. He had been flailing at the plate and altering his mechanics throughout his October slump.

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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,

The Blue Jays got off to a strong start in Game 7 of the World Series and George Springer made postseason history in the first inning.

Currently, Mookie Betts looks lost. Historically impotent. A gaping hole where a legend used to be. A stunning futility that somehow has the mighty Dodgers underwhelming and suddenly on the brink of elimination in the World Series against a Blue Jays team that personifies resilience and talent.