Betts went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Athletics.
The Dodgers took control of the game quickly, and that allowed Betts some extra rest, as Jason Heyward took over in right field at the start of the fourth inning. Betts had missed time over the weekend with ankle soreness. He's on a nine-game hitting streak, going 11-for-35 (.314) in that span to raise his season slash line to .282/.385/.579. He's added 29 homers, 70 RBI, 85 runs scored, seven stolen bases and 28 doubles through 101 contests.
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Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Homers in return
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Betts went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Athletics.
Betts sat out a pair of games over the weekend while dealing with a sore ankle. He looked good in his return to the top of the Dodgers' order, knocking a pair of extra-base hits, including his first homer since July 15. The 30-year-old is up to 28 homers, 69 RBI, 83 runs scored, seven stolen bases, 27 doubles and a .279/.383/.568 slash line through 100 contests overall.
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Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Returns to lineup Tuesday
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Betts (ankle) is back in the lineup Tuesday versus the Athletics.
Betts will start in right field and bat leadoff for the Dodgers after missing a couple of games due to right ankle soreness. He boasts a .942 OPS with 27 homers through 460 plate appearances this season.
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Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Sitting again Sunday
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Betts (ankle) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Reds, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.
The 2018 AL MVP was scratched from Saturday's lineup due to soreness in his right ankle and will be sidelined Sunday for the second straight game. Betts will also have Monday's team off day to rest up ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the A's. Enrique Hernandez will man the keystone and bat eighth Sunday.
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Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Scratched with ankle soreness
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Betts was scratched from the Dodgers' lineup Saturday against the Reds due to right ankle soreness.
The severity of Betts' injury is unknown, but it is apparently enough to hold him out of Saturday's contest. Chris Taylor will fill in at second base and bat eighth while Betts recovers, and the 30-year-old All-Star should be considered day-to-day going forward.
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Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Perfect at plate Saturday
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Betts went 4-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run and a walk in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Mets.
The Mets couldn't keep Betts off base Saturday, as the All-Star outfielder reached in all five of his plate appearances. He plated Los Angeles' first run with a solo homer in the third inning and scored an insurance run in the ninth. Betts' brilliance this season has largely centered on his power -- his current .596 SLG and .309 ISO are each on pace to be career-high marks, and with 27 homers he's just eight shy of the career-best 35 he notched last season. Betts has been on a major heater for over three weeks, slashing .410/.500/1.033 with 10 long balls, 21 RBI, 20 runs, two steals and a 14:7 BB:K over 17 contests since June 23.
Betts went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and a walk in a 10-5 win against the Angels on Saturday.
Betts opened the bottom of the first with a blast to left-center field, giving him 10 leadoff homers on the season. That's tied with Bobby Bonds for most in MLB history before the All-Star break. Betts has been on a power surge for over two weeks, going deep nine times over his past 15 games and slashing .365/.471/1.038 during that span.
Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Cranks two more homers Friday
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Betts went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, a walk and four total RBI in Friday's 11-4 win against the Angels.
Betts enjoyed a big game at the plate, racking up 10 total bases on three-extra base hits. The All-Star outfielder slugged solo shots in the third and fifth frames and added a two-run double in the sixth. Betts has followed up last season's career-best 35 homers with 25 long balls through just 85 games on the campaign so far. He ranks third in the National League in that area, trailing only Matt Olson and Pete Alonso.
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Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Another start at second base
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Betts is starting at second base Friday versus the Angels.
It's his 19th start of the year at the keystone and his sixth start there in the Dodgers' last 12 games. Betts has also made 12 starts at shortstop this season while both Miguel Vargas and Miguel Rojas continue to struggle offensively.
Betts went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and two total runs scored in Tuesday's 9-7 loss to the Pirates.
Betts continued his recent uptick in power with his sixth homer over his last 11 games. In that span, he's batting .371 (13-for-35) with 14 RBI and 11 walks. The 30-year-old superstar is up to a .272/.377/.560 slash line with 23 long balls, 57 RBI, 66 runs scored and seven stolen bases through 82 contests this season while primarily batting leadoff.
