If your lineup decisions are making international headlines, that is generally not a sign that your offense is running smoothly.
On Tuesday, the South Korean news site Chosun presented its readers with this headline:
Hyesong Kim Benched as Dodgers Start .093 Hitter
Andy Pages is no longer an .093 hitter. After another hitless evening in Game 4 of the World Series Tuesday, Pages’ postseason batting average crashed to .080.
With two or three games left in the Dodgers’ season, the time for patience has passed. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has publicly floated a lineup change on multiple occasions this October, but he said the time has come to act.