The grind to repeat as champions proved to be too much for Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — The clock had just struck midnight on Saturday and the Dodgers' season, and rage didn't fill Mookie Betts. The Atlanta Braves toppled the Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series to cease the club's pursuit of back-to-back World Series titles but Betts was not angry. The superstar outfielder was not crushed. At least he didn't portray himself that way.
"I am not disappointed at all. It is what it is," Betts said in the hallway outside the visiting clubhouse at Truist Park. "You win some, you lose some. We didn't score more runs than they did. They played well."
Betts' sentiment was echoed by manager Dave Roberts and other players who spoke to the media after the 4-2 loss. A few veterans addressed the clubhouse before they packed up
