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Mookie Betts gets clean scans on bone bruise as Dodgers roll past Nationals

WASHINGTON — After a week of bad news on and off the field, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally got a reprieve Friday. A day after Mookie Betts left a game early with a left foot bone bruise, further medical scans confirmed the outfielder suffered only a bone bruise, manager Dave Roberts said, a minor injury that should allow Betts to return to action by Monday. In his first at-bat Thursday night, ...
Enrique Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers tosses his bat after he hits a solo home run against the Washington Nationals during the fourth inning at Nationals Park on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Washington, D.C..

WASHINGTON — After a week of bad news on and off the field, the Los Angeles Dodgers finally got a reprieve Friday.

A day after Mookie Betts left a game early with a left foot bone bruise, further medical scans confirmed the outfielder suffered only a bone bruise, manager Dave Roberts said, a minor injury that should allow Betts to return to action by Monday.

In his first at-bat Thursday night, Betts fouled a ball off the inside of his

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