LOS ANGELES — After returning a two-time Cy Young Award winner to their rotation over the weekend, the Dodgers are getting an MVP back in their lineup.

Shortstop Mookie Betts was activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Monday night’s series opener and was batting second against the Giants at Dodger Stadium. Betts is the second Dodgers star to get healthy in the past few days, as left-hander Blake Snell made his season debut on Saturday.

Five weeks after Betts landed on the IL with a strained right oblique, the Dodgers will get their starting shortstop back. Betts went 2-for-5 with a walk and played 11 innings in the field in two rehab games with Triple-A Oklahoma City. That was all he needed to test his oblique and prepare for big league action.

Over the past few weeks, the Dodgers’ offense has been inconsistent. The hope is that returning Betts to the lineup can help the team get back on track.

“I know I’m not the hero. It’s going to take us all. It kind of is what it is,” Betts said Monday. “We’re going to go through our ups and downs. It’s important for everyone to know it’s going to take all of us and not just one guy getting through their struggles or whatever it is.”

Here are a few key things to know about Betts’ return:

What’s the corresponding move to activate Betts?

In order to clear an active roster spot for their starting shortstop on Monday, the Dodgers optioned Alex Freeland to Triple-A Oklahoma City. They chose to keep Hyeseong Kim — who should form a platoon at second base with Miguel Rojas — and Santiago Espinal — who is out of Minor League options — on the active roster instead.

“It was hard. It was a tough one,” manager Dave Roberts said. “I think what it came down to is, Hyeseong’s performed better. Alex did everything that we asked as far as playing defense and being a pro, learning and taking good at-bats. The last 10 days has been really good as far as getting on base. But at that point we just felt that giving Hyeseong some runway because of the way he’s performed over the time he’s been here, we felt that was fair.”

Where will Betts hit in the lineup?

Before being sidelined, Betts was the Dodgers’ three-hole hitter. But the team has made changes to the top of the order since then, moving Kyle Tucker down to cleanup and shifting Freddie Freeman up to the second spot, behind Shohei Ohtani. Will Smith has been hitting third.

Before those changes were made, Roberts had been considering slotting Betts in either the third or the fifth spot. On Monday, he was moved back to the No. 2 position — where he primarily hit last year.

“I like breaking up Freddie and Shohei. It really shows itself the fourth time through in the lineup,” Roberts said. “I feel that Freddie doesn’t mind hitting second, hitting third, hitting fourth. You still got those guys at the top. It just makes it a little bit tougher to navigate.”

How will the Dodgers manage Betts’ workload?

Betts went nearly five weeks without playing in a game, and he only played two rehab games. Accordingly, he’ll be eased back into everyday action.

The Dodgers don’t have a day off until May 21, so the schedule doesn’t allow for any built-in rest early on. The initial plan is for Betts to play on Monday and Tuesday before a planned day off on Wednesday, and then potentially play in two of the next three games, as well.

“I expect to keep playing. I’m in a really good spot,” Betts said. “Everything is pretty normal.”