Betts, who is 4 for 9 with two homers in his past two games, came into Game 3 hitless in his previous 22 playoff at-bats.

Two nights later, after a series-tying Game 4 victory, relief filled the Los Angeles Dodgers' clubhouse. Their season, volatile as it might be, had been saved. And Betts had been

Through hours of work in the cage and the encouragement of teammates, Mookie Betts is finding his way out of an extended playoff slump with the Dodgers' season on the line.