Mookie Betts and the bullpen lead Dodgers past the Nationals
by Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times— Mookie Betts continued his opening-month rampage with a career-high-tying five hits, and a struggling bullpen closed the game with six scoreless innings to lead the Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in front of a sellout crowd of 52,718 at Chavez Ravine on Tuesday night. Betts doubled twice, singled three times, scored twice and had two RBIs, and is now batting .388 with a 1.190 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, six homers, five doubles, 18 RBIs and 22 runs in 20 games, but...
Los Angeles Times—Bullpen comes to the rescue as Dodgers open trip with win over Nationals. After weeks of worrisome late-game blunders, there finally was redemption for the Dodgers bullpen Tuesday night. On a night their starting pitcher failed to complete five innings, and their lineup managed only one run before the final couple of frames, it was five other numbers that keyed a 4-1 Dodgers win over Washington at Nationals Park. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. As in, the five goose eggs the Dodgers' once-struggling bullpen put on the scoreboard. “The bullpen,” manager Dave Roberts said, “was really...
@SGVTribune—Mookie Betts fuels another Dodgers win with 5-hit game. Betts ties a career-high with his five hits – two doubles and three singles – in a 6-2 victory over the Nationals. He also drives in two runs and scores twice.
@sbsun—Mookie Betts fuels another Dodgers win with 5-hit game. Betts ties a career-high with his five hits – two doubles and three singles – in a 6-2 victory over the Nationals. He also drives in two runs and scores twice.