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Dodgers: MLB Expert Doubts LA’s Chances Without Mookie Betts

Superstar Mookie Betts is officially on the injured list again as of Wednesday. Betts was scratched from the lineup before Tuesday’s contest in Philadelphia. The reason? His ailing right hip.

ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian discussed the news on Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney. Kurkjian remarked that even when Betts returns, the Dodgers might not be the same powerhouse squad.

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“If Mookie Betts is hurt and Clayton Kershaw is as hurt perhaps as bad you [Olney] suggest, then they’re a different team.”

Mookie has slashed a respectable .