The Dodgers recorded eight walks and zero strikeouts towards the Arizona Diamondbacks final night time, which signifies that outdoors of these walks, everybody made severe contact with the ball. The place was that towards the Mets?
At the least Mookie Betts has been constant. Zachary D. Rymer at Bleacher Report lists Betts as one of many largest winners this season, and it's no shock why. Betts has not solely suited up properly to be this superteam's shortstop, however has additionally proven his price on the plate.
Betts leads MLB in WAR, batting common, on-base proportion, runs scored, hits, and extra. Maybe extra spectacular, nevertheless, is his second-place end amongst shortstops in defensive runs saved after beginning a complete of 12 video games by 2024.
Not sufficient for Betts, after all. He additionally made a degree of making an attempt to steal extra bases, stories Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic.
“I'm simply making an attempt to be the very best participant I will be,” Betts stated. “I did. Simply… simply stopped. I don't know why. Simply stopped, and now I'm again.
He's on tempo for 43 steals this season after hitting by the primary 30 video games of the season, properly above his profession excessive of 30 in 2018 and his 14 final 12 months.
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Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández are each new faces on the Dodgers, however the pair are assembly for the primary time as members of the 2021 American League All-Star workforce. Now, they’ve grow to be quick pals, speaking principally within the their second widespread language and studying all the best way, writes Stephanie Apstein in Sports activities Illustrated.
Former Dodgers pitcher Brock Stewart, now a member of the Minnesota Twins, threw 91 mph. Now, he has elevated his velocity to 97 mph – however at what value? Invoice Shaikin on the Los Angeles Instances spoke with Stewart in regards to the dangers going through pitchers in at the moment's recreation and what it was wish to return from Tommy John surgical procedure.
Freddie Freeman rediscovered his swing, and the outcomes have been instant. What modified? “Issues work themselves out,” Freeman instructed Invoice Plunkett of the OC Register.
