Mookie Betts Ties 1953 Dodgers Record in Wild Card Sweep

8 months ago

Mookie Betts Ties 1953 Dodgers Record in Wild Card Sweep

Betts went 4-for-5 with three doubles and three RBIs in LA’s 8-4 win over the Reds, tying Jim Gilliam’s 1953 postseason mark. He also gunned down Austin Hays at the plate, backing Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s nine-strikeout gem. With a 13th straight NLDS berth secured, the Dodgers now face Bryce Harper’s Phillies in Saturday’s opener at Citizens Bank Park.

By Nischay Rathore

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