Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts was supposed to get a day off Wednesday. Instead, it went to third baseman Max Muncy, a late scratch from the lineup against the Los Angeles Angels after experiencing soreness in his right side during pregame batting practice.

Acquired in one of the few moves the team made at the trade deadline last month, he will undergo further examination on Wednesday. It’s another blow to an injury-plagued bullpen that has