Mookie Betts ties career high with five hits as Dodgers beat Nationals
LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts tied his profession excessive with 5 hits, doubling twice and driving in two runs to guide the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday evening.
Betts singled main off the primary in opposition to Patrick Corbin (0-3) and scored as Teoscar Hernández grounded right into a double play. Betts hit an RBI double that elevated the result in 3-0 within the second, singled within the fourth, doubled and scored within the seventh and hit a run-scoring single that drove within the Dodgers’ last run within the eighth.
“You can’t really put extra pressure on yourself,” Betts mentioned after serving to the Dodgers to their second win prior to now six video games. “It’s not like I can just say, ‘Ooh, I’m gonna go get a hit’ and get a hit. Game doesn’t work that way, so extra pressure’s no good. We just have to keep playing the game.”
Betts raised his common to a serious league-leading .388. It was the third five-hit recreation of Betts’ huge league profession, the primary since Aug. 23 in opposition to Cleveland.
“Having your stars be stars, that’s why they are on our roster and that’s why they are superstars,” Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned. “The guy’s step up and carried us when we need it.”
Andy Pages, a 23-year-old Cuban outfielder, went 1 for 4 in his main league debut for the Dodgers. He lined an opposite-field single to proper on the primary huge league pitch he noticed, a 91.9 mph fastball within the second inning, after which scored on Austin Barnes’ single.
Pages mentioned by a translator that he would give the ball from his first hit to his spouse.
“Obviously felt really great to get that hit,” Pages mentioned. “But it was like kind of a fleeting moment to feel that excitement but also just to take it all in and then be ready for what’s next.”
Kyle Hurt allowed three hits over two scoreless innings as an opener. Ryan Yarbrough (2-0) gave up two runs, two hits and three walks in 5 innings for the Dodgers, who will attempt to take the sequence on Wednesday.
Corbin gave up 5 runs, 9 hits and 4 walks in 6 1/3 innings, however lowered his ERA from 8.44 to eight.06.
Jesse Winker hit a two-run homer for the Nationals, who’ve alternated wins and losses over the previous 4 video games.
“We just couldn’t score any runs today, couldn’t get nothing really going,” Nationals supervisor Dave Martinez mentioned. “We swung at a lot of first-pitch breaking balls today, which is uncharacteristic. I think we should have been a little bit more patient.”
CJ Abrams was thrown on the plate for the primary out of the sport making an attempt to attain from first on Winker’s double into the right-field nook. Teoscar Hernández relayed the ball to second baseman Kiké Hernández, and his throw went on the fly to Barnes. The catcher tagged the outstretched arm of Abrams, who made a headfirst slide.
“He was fumbling the helmet all over the place,” Martinez said. “He should have just stopped. He hesitated for a second, and that’s all it took.”
Winker homered within the third, and Kiké Hernández went deep for Los Angeles within the fifth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Walker Buehler (Tommy John surgical procedure) is scheduled to begin for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Thursday, with an anticipated pitch rely of 80-85 balls.
UP NEXT
Nationals: RHP Jake Irvin (0-1, 4.24 ERA) gave up a solo homer in six strong innings in opposition to Oakland on Friday and didn’t issue within the choice.
Dodgers: RHP Landon Knack will make his main league debut on Wednesday. A second-round draft choose in 2020 from East Tennessee State, Knack allowed two runs whereas hanging out seven over 4 innings in spring coaching.
