The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Angels 10 to 5 in the Freeway Series, and a Mookie-inspired Betts hit his 10th home run, leading to a record-breaking first half of a major league season.
Betts is one of the best hitters today and started as a first hitter. It was a big threat to the opponents. In the first inning as a leading bat, he has the following numbers: .342 batting average, 10 home runs, 11 RBIs, 1.218 OPS, and .823 hitting percentage.
The Dodgers outfielder finished the tree-inspired game ahead of the break for the 2023 All-Star Game next Tuesday, July 11 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
With this home run, Betts hit 26 home runs in a season and equaled the National League first-half home run record set by Barry Bonds in 1973.
Betts set the Dodgers franchise record for most first-half home runs. Jimmy Rollins leads the 46th home run of his career. Philadelphia is in seventh place on the list.
“Sometimes breaks can come at the wrong time, but I think Muki found something in his swing and was able to focus it. For 30-35 games, he was so special, ”said first baseman Freddie Freeman about Betts. and its closing of the first half of the year.
Mookie has scored in the last 13 games with a .400 batting average, 1,111 hitting percentage, 1,627 OPS, 8 home runs and 17 RBIs. During this series, the Dodgers won 8 wins and 5 losses.
With this victory over the Angels, the team ended the first half of the season with a record of 51 wins and 38 losses. just halfway behind the Arizona Diamondbacks and the NL West leader.
They also have a 3.5 game difference with the San Francisco Giants and a 9.5 game difference with the San Diego Padres.
Freddie Freeman and Max Munsey also join the home run.
Max Munsey hit his 21st home run of the year in the second inning to open the scoring, and then the Dodgers went 6-0 up. in the same chapter.
Freddie Freeman also hit a home run in the fourth inning to make it 7-0. JD Martinez went 9-2 up with a home run, and the Dodgers’ tenth run was connected by Venezuelan David Peralta with a home run as a hitter.
For the Angels, Shohei Otani hit a home run and hit 32 for the year (leading in the majors) and hit 3 of 5 runs for the Angels.
Source: La Opinion
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