It was October-like, high stakes baseball theater from start to finish at Fenway Park on Saturday night as the Red Sox and Dodgers battled it out in front of an electric, sold-out crowd.

Mookie Betts missed the Dodgers’ series opener against the Red Sox at Fenway Park as he was home in Nashville attending to a personal matter, manager Dave Roberts told reporters in Boston on Friday. Roberts first mentioned on Wednesday at Dodger Stadium that Betts would likely miss Friday’s game.

Former Red Sox star Mookie Betts might miss Friday’s game against his former team when the Dodgers come to Boston. His status for the remainder of the three-game series is uncertain. Dodger manager Dave Roberts said Betts could miss the game to deal with some unspecified off-the-field issues.

This article was originally published on fansided.com as Fenway Park strike comes at the most ironic time for Red Sox fans .