LOS ANGELES — One month in the past, Mookie Betts was at peace with the thought of his season being over.
Figuratively, that’s. There have been nonetheless eight weeks of video games remaining on the regular-season schedule, along with the postseason looming past then. However at that time, Betts determined that there was nothing he might do to cease 2025 from being a down 12 months on the again of his baseball card.
That proved to be a turning level.
Betts might take into account himself to be close to the top of a misplaced season, however he is rather more carefully resembled his regular self over the previous month. He continued to roll with a two-hit evening, together with a two-run homer, in Tuesday’s 7-2 win that sealed a collection victory over the Rockies at Dodger Stadium.
Lengthy balls from Betts, Teoscar Hernández (third multihomer recreation of the season) and Freddie Freeman helped again one other robust effort on the mound from Emmet Sheehan, who was good via 5 and accomplished a career-high-tying seven innings with just one run allowed.
In 30 video games getting into Tuesday, Betts was hitting .328 with an .895 OPS — charges which can be extra in step with his profession numbers. Earlier than that span, Betts slashed .231/.302/.355, an unprecedented droop for the Dodgers star.
The Dodgers padded their NL West result in two video games over the Padres, who misplaced on Tuesday evening.
