Dodgers News: LA Keeps Perfect August Intact Thanks to the Bats and the Bullpen

What might be higher than a brand new franchise report 11-game profitable streak? Including one other one to it. And what’s higher than one other win? An absolute beatdown.

On Saturday evening, the Dodgers secured a 13-3 win over the Royals to take recreation two of the sequence and lengthen their profitable streak to 12, their longest since 1976.

The Dodgers, who sported a throwback uniform from their Brooklyn days, additionally collected a season finest six homers all from totally different gamers within the lineup. That’s a scary offense proper there.

That is the nineteenth time this season the Dodgers have hit at the very least three homers in a recreation. Solely two groups have completed it extra — Yankees (28), Braves (25)

On high of that, Betts did what he does finest – produce. The six-time All-Star led off with a house run for the primary at bat of the sport drawing him nearer to yet one more shiny accolade. The outfielder additionally collected 4 RBI and went 3-for-4. 

Mookie Betts is knocking on the door of the highest 10 checklist for most-ever leadoff dwelling runs. His leadoff homer as we speak provides him 35 in his profession. Ichiro Suzuki ranks tenth all time with 37.

After Betts’ lead off homer, it simply snowballed from there. The Dodgers went on to attain 4 extra runs within the first. Within the very subsequent inning, Will Smith hit a two-run bomb of his personal making it his seventeenth this season. He’s collected a success in 10 of the previous 11 video games this month.

Within the third, Gavin Lux hit his fifth dwelling run of the season, a 431ft bomb to centerfield. Watch the at bat right here: 

The following got here from Max Muncy with a two-run homer of his personal within the fourth inning. Regardless of struggling within the early season, the Dodgers veteran positive has come to life in August. He’s put collectively 5 dwelling runs, 11 RBI throughout 9 video games, and a slash line .387/.441/.967/1.409 which is a big comeback from his June and July stats.

Earlier than being taken out through the fourth after being hit by a pitch within the third, Heaney was holding it down on protection permitting solely two runs with 5 strikeouts in three innings.

Now with a 10-2 lead within the fifth, Muncy doubled bringing in Freddie Freeman to attain. Within the high of the ninth, dwelling run numbers 5 and 6 got here back-to-back first from Joey Gallo adopted by Cody Bellinger. 

The Dodgers have been firing on all cylinders to remind the league as soon as once more that LA has one of many hardest lineups to pitch in opposition to in all of MLB…possibly one of many hardest ever. Right here’s just some stats to show it:

Dodgers with a 12-game profitable streak. They’ve outscored opponents 91-31, averaging 7.58 runs per recreation and giving up simply 2.58 runs per recreation.
Throughout the streak:
—.308 AVG, 38 2B, 21 HR
—2.25 ERA
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Dodgers 34-5 since June 29.
They’ve outscored opponents 242-116. They’re averaging 6.21 runs per recreation and giving up simply 2.97.
They’re batting .283 with 95 2B, 10 3B, and 61 HR. Their group ERA is 2.70.#ladodgers #dodgers #alwaysla

Now so long as Los Angeles is ready to stay wholesome and constant, they’re nonetheless to remain this scorching for the rest of the season and proceed to gather new information. They positive look like they’re having enjoyable and we positive are too.

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