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Roberts benches Bellinger, cites lack of hustle

The Los Angeles Dodgers' lackluster start to the 2018 campaign is starting to show visible leakage, the latest example coming during Los Angeles' 4-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.

Manager Dave Roberts pulled last year's rookie of the year, Cody Bellinger, in the fifth inning for what the manager described as a lack of hustle.

"I felt there wasn't hustle on the play -- the ball that he hit 421 feet into right-center field and he cruised into second base," Roberts told reporters, referring to a ball Bellinger smacked into right-center field, often called Triples Alley.