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09/19 23:07 CDT Dodgers outslug Giants 10-4, led by Mookie Betts with four hits
Dodgers outslug Giants 10-4, led by Mookie Betts with four hits
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Mookie Betts went 4 for 4 with three doubles, Will Smith
added three hits including a home run, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San
Francisco Giants 10-4 on Saturday night.
Tommy Edman's two-run, two-out single off reliever Philip Abner snapped a 4-all
tie in the fifth. Pinch-hitter Miguel Rojas followed with an RBI single for a
7-4 lead, with Edman thrown out at home to end the inning.
Every Dodger had at least one hit, except for struggling Freddie Freeman who
was 0 for 5. Betts tied his season high for hits and the team outslugged the
Giants, 15-8. The former AL MVP was hitting .249 a week ago, and has since
raised his average to .261.
The Dodgers scored runs in six straight innings to start a game for the first
time in 10 years. They've scored 15 runs in their last seven offensive innings,
including a four-homer eighth off Abner in Friday's series opener.
The NL West champions (95-60) won their 95th game to move a season-high 35
games above .500.
Betts' third double led off the sixth and he scored on Smith's RBI single off
reliever Joel Kuhnel. Rookie Josue De Paula added a two-run RBI single,
extending the lead to 10-4.
Three times the Giants rallied to tie the game only to see the Dodgers retake
the lead, highlighted by Victor Bericoto's game-tying, 425-foot two-run homer
in the third.
Dodgers starter Tarik Skubal (11-7) wasn't particularly sharp, allowing four
runs and eight hits in five innings. The left-hander struck out three and
walked two, with the Dodgers winning each of his last six outings.
Reliever Edwin Daz pitched a scoreless eighth in his second straight
appearance since coming off the injured list Friday.
Giants starter Yunior Marte (0-1) gave up six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3
innings with two strikeouts.
Dodgers right fielder Kyle Tucker fouled a ball off his knee and was replaced
by Alex Call in the seventh.
Up next Neither team had announced their starters for the series finale Sunday. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Neither team had announced their starters for the series finale Sunday. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
