NEW YORK—A couple of costly mistakes were all it took for Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers to put away the New York Mets. Betts went 4 for 4 with a home run and the Dodgers took advantage of a high throw by first baseman Pete Alonso to beat the sloppy Mets 5–1 on…
Betts Hits MLB-Record 10th Leadoff Homer in First Half to Help Dodgers Rout Angels 10–5
LOS ANGELES—The Dodgers ended the first half of the season with a bang. All-Star Mookie Betts hit his 10th leadoff homer—tying the most in the first half in major league history—and Los Angeles homered five times for the second straight game to beat the slumping Angels 10–5 on Saturday night, July 8. “I think Mookie…
Betts Hits Two of Dodgers’ Five Homers and Drives in Four Runs in 11–4 Victory Over Angels
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t trade for Mookie Betts three years ago to be an infielder. However, his offensive production when starting on the dirt is better than when he’s patrolling the outfield. Betts hit a pair of solo homers and drove in four runs, fellow All-Star Freddie Freeman went deep and the Dodgers…
Mookie Betts Blasts Two Homers as Dodgers Dump Royals
Mookie Betts homered twice, went 4-for-4 and drove in four runs while leading the Los Angeles Dodgers past the host Kansas City Royals 9–3 on Friday night. Leading off the game, Betts hammered a 3–1 fastball 422 feet to left, his ninth leadoff homer of the year and 45th of his career. The blast came…
Betts Hits 2 HRs, Kershaw Beats Yankees for 1st Time in Dodgers’ 8–4 Win
LOS ANGELES—Although Clayton Kershaw has accomplished just about everything it’s possible to do on a baseball mound during his 16-year career, he had never beaten the New York Yankees until Friday night. The feat got a whole lot less daunting after the Los Angeles Dodgers staked him to a six-run lead in the first inning,…
Outman Hits Grand Slam to Propel Dodgers to 7–3 Victory Over Twins
LOS ANGELES—James Outman hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for a 7–3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday, May 17. Byron Buxton and Joey Gallo homered for the Twins, who dropped two of the three in a matchup of division leaders. Gallo left the game…
Streaking Dodgers Shut out Padres 4–0 for 3-Game Sweep, 5th Win in a Row
LOS ANGELES—Mookie Betts slammed a two-run homer, blew a kiss to his mother in the stands, and helped the Los Angeles Dodgers complete a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres. Even on Mother’s Day, the All-Star slugger won’t be changing diapers when he gets home. “No, I don’t do that. That’s rough,” said Betts,…
Dodgers Lose Syndergaard Early but Still Beat Brewers 6–2
MILWAUKEE—The Los Angeles Dodgers withstood Noah Syndergaard’s early exit, getting home runs from Mookie Betts, Will Smith and Miguel Vargas on Tuesday night, May 9, in a 6–2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Syndergaard lasted only one inning because of a cut on the index finger of the 30-year-old right-hander’s pitching hand. Syndergaard headed to…
Betts, Outman Homer as Dodgers Stun Padres 5–2
SAN DIEGO—Mookie Betts hit a game-tying homer with two outs in the ninth inning and James Outman hit a two-run shot in the 10th to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5–2 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday, May 7. The Dodgers won two of three games in the series in the first…
Mookie Betts Homers, Drives in 4 as Dodgers Beat Cubs 7–3
CHICAGO—Mookie Betts homered and drove in four runs in his first career start at shortstop, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 7–3 on Sunday, April 23. Max Muncy and J.D. Martinez also connected as Los Angeles took three of four in the series at Wrigley Field. Clayton Kershaw (4–1) pitched six innings…
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