LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts homered two times to top the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 win over the Miami Marlins in the second one contest on Saturday evening to finish a doubleheader sweep.
Betts had a two-run unmarried to cap a three-run 8th inning because the Dodgers additionally gained the primary contest 3-1.
Then his solo house run within the 3rd inning within the evening contest, Betts saluted Lakers famous person LeBron James, who was once sitting in a set together with his crowd on his bobblehead evening. When he crash his thirty fourth homer of the season within the 5th, Betts additionally saluted James as he crossed house plate, and the NBA famous person tipped his cap.
“It was kind of a thank you and shoutout to him,” Betts stated. “He’s done it during his game, so I returned the favor.”
James, on social media, answered: “Salute and (hat emoji) off to you my brother!!!”
Betts stated they’ve met and talked a couple of occasions, and the salute was once spur-of-the-moment.
Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts idea there was once a little bit extra to it.
“I think that was intentional,” Roberts stated of the salute. “Hitting a baseball is as hard as anything there is to do. I just think Mookie had another gear tonight to show out. We were all beneficiaries. It was fun to watch him and LeBron. Two great ones.”
Betts has 5 multihomer video games this season and 28 in his profession.
The NL West-leading Dodgers bounced again properly from an 11-3 loss on Friday evening that snapped an 11-game successful streak. They were given again on target with two wins to beef up to 17-2 in August.
Julio Urias (11-6) allowed only one run — a solo homer to Josh Bell within the first inning — and 5 hits in seven innings, hanging out 5.
“He was awesome,” Roberts stated of Urias. “The energy tonight, he responded. The City Connect jerseys. LeBron in the house. Crowd really energetic and he just fed off it. Tonight it was the Mookie and Julio show.”
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