Mookie Betts crushed a three-run homer on the first pitch after the Angels walked Shohei Ohtani in the 10th inning, proving he’s having his most clutch season ever.
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers found themselves in a tight spot with a one-run lead in the top of the 10th inning.
The Los Angeles Angels' manager, Ron Washington, made a gutsy call to intentionally walk Shohei Ohtani, putting two runners on base. This decision brought Mookie Betts to the plate, and he wasted no time hammering the first pitch he saw for a three-run homer.This season, Mookie Betts is hitting .344 with men on. He is hitting .377 w/RISP. He is hitting .579 on the first pitch of a PA w/RISP. He is hitting .424 w/RISP and two outs. He is hitting .400 from the 10th inning on. He is hitting .
“It’s a tough situation to walk a guy that got $700 to get to the guy that got $350 ,”The Dodgers have been on a roll lately, winning 18 of their last 24 games. As of Wednesday, they held a 5.5-game lead in the National League West., “You look back at the last couple weeks, we’ve played some intense baseball games. So tonight, against a team that’s trying to fight and play good baseball, some young players, it’s a game that you don’t want to let down.
With their win over the Angels, the Dodgers are proving they're hitting their stride at just the right time.Maren Angus-Coombs was born in Los Angeles and raised in Nashville, Tenn. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State and has been a sports writer since 2008. Despite growing up in the South, her sports obsession has always been in Los Angeles. She is currently a staff writer at the LA Sports Report Network.
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