He was being facetious: The Dodgers were facing a left-handed pitcher on Friday and Bellinger has struggled against left-handers this season. Two days later, though, Bellinger was a more notable omission from the lineup. Manager Dave Roberts kept Bellinger mostly on the bench for Sunday’s series finale with the Rockies starting right-handed pitcher Chad Bettis. Bellinger entered the game at center field in the seventh and struck out swinging in the ninth.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 03, 2018 19:52 UTC