Mookie Betts tied his profession excessive with 5 hits, and the Dodgers pulled away in a sport they by no means trailed to beat the Nationals 6-2 on Tuesday evening at Dodger Stadium.
Betts singled and scored within the first inning, doubled residence a run within the second, singled once more within the fourth, doubled and scored within the eighth inning, and singled residence a run within the ninth.
It's the third five-hit sport of Betts' profession, with the opposite two coming within the earlier August (2016 and 2023).
By 20 video games this season, Betts has scored 22 runs to guide the majors, and is hitting .388/.490/.700.
Each side of the ball
Kyle Damage began the bullpen sport and pitched two scoreless innings. He allowed three consecutive hits to open the sport, however there was no cost to his e book due to a superb relay within the goal of the second baseman Kiké Hernández to hit CJ Abrams on the plate.
Within the fifth inning, Hernández hit his first residence run of the 12 months, a solo shot that on the time doubled the Dodgers' lead.
Bulk arm Ryan Yarbrough adopted Damage on the mound, however allowed a single and a house run in his first three at-bats. Jesse Winker, whose double ended with Abrams out on the plate within the first inning, hit a house run within the third inning to tug the Nationals inside one.
However Yarbrough settled down after which some after the lengthy dance. Certain sufficient, the subsequent batter – Lane Thomas – drove a ball 379 ft, however that was within the ready glove of latest man Andy Pages in heart subject. The remainder of the outs have been simpler for Yarbrough, who retired the ultimate 14 batters he confronted to go a season-high 5 innings for the win.
Good background you’ve gotten there
Pages in his main league debut batted seventh, and within the first pitch he singled to proper subject for his first main league hit.
Having Pages carry out properly will assist the Dodgers' numbers within the backside third of the lineup, that are among the many worst in baseball this season. Dave Roberts downplayed that including Pages was tied to the 7-8-9 posts, however acknowledged it had been a wrestle.
“Actually that's been the case,” Roberts stated of the underside third of the lineup, who entered Tuesday hitting simply .162/.222/.229. “However I don't count on it to proceed this clips.”
Miguel Rojas, who began at third base Tuesday, walked and singled off Nationals starter Patrick Corbin, then doubled and scored within the eighth.
Austin Barnes, beginning at catcher within the entrance finish of a day-night combo, had an RBI single within the second inning, and blistered two lengthy outs to heart subject, 102.3 mph and 99.2 mph off the bat.
On Tuesday, the Dodgers' 7-8-9 batters mixed to achieve base 5 occasions, scored three runs, and drove in one other.
A whole lot of noise, properly, nothing
Chris Taylor hit and grounded out Tuesday, extending his hitless skid to 30 at-bats. He additionally walked within the fifth inning, however then was promptly picked off attempting to steal second base.
Shohei Ohtani singled within the first inning and singled within the ninth on Tuesday, however was hitless in his three at-bats in between, all with runners in scoring place, dropping his season excessive in these conditions at simply 1-for-19 (. 053). Roberts earlier than the sport was shocked at that quantity, however he additionally famous the numerous onerous balls that have been changed into outs.
Ohtani's first groundout, within the second inning, had an exit velocity of 107.7 mph and a .360 anticipated batting common, for instance. Getting into the evening, based mostly on batted-ball information, Ohtani had a projected line of .286/.318/.488 with runners in scoring place.
“Yeah the 1-for-16 [at the time] It's not best, however I believe over the course of the season, if he continues to swing the bat like he has, that can stability out,” Roberts stated.
If there's a priority, it's that every one three at-bats with runners in scoring place Tuesday resulted in successful.
“He's going to do a greater job of moving into the county,” Roberts stated after the sport. “I believe proper now he's tremendous aggressive, extra aggressive than he's ever been with runners in scoring place. We've acquired to construct on that, and get these guys to maintain making pitches.
particular tuesday
Programs at residence: Kiké Hernández (1); Jesse Winker (2)
WP – Ryan Yarbrough (2-0): 5 IP, 2 hits, 2 runs, 3 strikeouts
LP – Patrick Corbin (0-3): 6⅓ IP, 9 hits, 5 runs, 5 walks, 5 strikeouts
Subsequent
The collection ends with a day begin on Wednesday (12:10 p.m., SportsNet LA), with Landon Knack set to make his main league debut for the Dodgers. Proper-hander Jake Irvin begins on the mound for the Nationals.
The Dodgers are making the corresponding roster transfer to make room for Knack within the morning.
