Betts will bat leadoff, moving Shohei Ohtani to the No. 2 spot in the batting order. Ohtani has hit in the leadoff spot in all of the 97 games he's played for the Dodgers this season. Manager Dave Roberts says this is a temporary move for Betts, who last batted leadoff in June 2024.

The Dodgers watched Mookie Betts struggle even in a leadoff role against the Brewers Sunday. Which sparked an honest take from him.

The Dodgers are held to three hits in a 2-0 defeat and have scored a total of four runs in four losses to Milwaukee over the past 11 days, striking out 47 times.

“In either scenario, a move would allow Betts to return to the outfield, which solves two problems at once. The Dodgers could elect to solve this problem in-house by benching Michael Conforto, moving Betts to right field, and having Miguel Rojas platoon with Hyeseong Kim at shortstop,” they wrote.

After the Atlanta Braves won the World Series in 2021, nobody thought pending free agent Freddie Freeman would wear another uniform during his MLB career. Freeman’s awkward departure from Atlanta mimicked one of his Dodgers teammates,

Will Smith looked like an MVP candidate in the first half, but the Dodgers need some of their other big names to get going.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB game from July 18, 2025 on ESPN.