LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 01: Dave Roberts #30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the dugout during a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Dodger Stadium on June 01, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Baseball’s not a kind sport, which Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has learned over the course of his decades in the dugout.
Sometimes it’s best to be blunt and to the point, even if the truth is hard to swallow.
Matt Beaty’s bat has carried Los Angeles at times in the early going this season, but he’s not a right fielder by nature — or, according to Wednesday night’s results, in practice.