PLAYING TIME: Ethier sits; Mattingly sends message

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Dodgers | Andre Ethier benched
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly didn't deny that he wasn't sending a message by benching OF Andre Ethier Wednesday, May 22, after Ethier made the wrong read on a safety bunt squeeze and was thrown out at the plate Tuesday, May 21. 'There's a touch of a difference between saying you're giving your best effort and you're willing to fight for something,' Mattingly said. 'Some guys go to another level for that price, will do whatever it takes to win a game Â… that inside, you're not beating me today. There's something there you can't measure with...

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