After a massive showing in Game 2 against the Tigers, Mookie Betts has been given the day off by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.

The perennial All-Star finished last season back in right field, but he is more prepared for the mid-career challenge this time and he and the team see plenty of short- and long-term upside to the

The Dodgers remain unbeaten and unfazed as they ride the high of their World Series title a year ago. On Ring Night, Betts’ home run cemented their first 4-0 start since the now-52-year-old Roberts was sitting in his third-grade class in North Carolina in 1981.