Dodgers' Dave Roberts keeps Cody Bellinger in the lineup despite his failure to take a sign

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When Dave Roberts determined Cody Bellinger was not running hard on the bases in a game two weeks ago, Roberts promptly removed Bellinger from the game. On Sunday, the day after Bellinger defied a take sign in the ninth inning, Roberts kept Bellinger in the Dodgers’ lineup. Roberts said he did not consider benching him because Bellinger came into the manager’s office after Saturday’s game and admitted his mistake. “He took accountability,” Roberts said. “As a young player, for me, that was the biggest win: to not make an excuse, to own it, and you move on.” With the Dodgers trailing by two runs Saturday, Bellinger ignored a take sign on a 3-and-0 count. He said he got the fastball he expected

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