Dodgers to place Mookie Betts on 10-day IL with right oblique strain

WASHINGTON — The Los Angeles Dodgers will be without star shortstop Mookie Betts for the foreseeable future, with the team expected to place him on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain, manager Dave Roberts said Sunday.Betts was removed in the first inning of Saturday’s 10-5 win over the Washington Nationals with right lower back tightness. Roberts said he expected Betts to miss at least a few games. MRI results instead revealed the oblique strain, which will sideline Betts for an undetermined amount of time.Advertisement