Is Mookie Betts playing tonight? Dodgers star activated from IL
Mookie Betts is back at shortstop and at the No. 2 spot in the Los Angeles Dodgers order after a five-week stint on the IL.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are hoping to get a much-needed spark back in the lineup. Mookie Betts , who has been out since April 4 with a right oblique strain, has been activated from the 10-day injured list and will start at shortstop and bat second in the order in the series opener against the San Francisco Giants on Monday, May 11, the Dodgers announced. "I don't know if there's gonna be a jolt of energy or not," Betts told reporters in the dugout pregame.
"I just know that I'm here, I wanna play and I wanna win. Hopefully that gets the guys going as far as focusing on the game and taking care of wining ball games, but we'll see. Only time will tell when it comes to that.
" Rookie infielder Alex Freeland was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move. No. 50 is back.
Tonight's #Dodgers lineup vs. Giants: pic. twitter.