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 might be the only guy that wants to play through the break,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
The Dodgers head into the All-Star break a season-high 13 games over .500 with a record of 51–38, a half-game behind NL West-leading Arizona.
“We wanted to finish strong through the first half,” Roberts said. “Once we get going again, there’s another finish line at the end of October.”…