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Dodgers' Roberts Feels Mookie Betts Took Mets Walking Shohei Ohtani 'Personal'

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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts thinks Mookie Betts' outstanding effort in Game 4 of the NLCS may have been fueled by a feeling of disrespect from the New York Mets walking Shohei Ohtani three times.

Roberts told reporters after the Dodgers' 10-2 win that Betts took it "personal" that the Mets may have been trying to avoid pitching to Ohtani.

"And that's OK. That's OK," Roberts said. "And I think that he understands that whether it's a manager putting four fingers up or you're throwing intentional balls two feet outside, you're going to go after the next guy.