Dodgers Highlights: Betts, Muncy, Martinez Rock NL ERA Leader; We Have a Winning Streak
For the first time in 16 years, the Dodgers have won back to back games. I mean 16 days. Clayton Kershaw pitched well enough to earn the 201st win of his career. Max Muncy continued his power surge with his league-leading 11th home run of the season, and Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts hit his first bomb in two weeks to get to the NL ERA leader Marcus Stroman.
Let’s get into the highlights.
The Cubs got on the board first thanks in part to a Max Muncy error at third. Chicago carried a 2-0 lead into the third until Mookie did this.
It was hit third home run of the season and first since April 10th in San Francisco. It was also the first one since he became a papa for the second time. #DadStrength
The Cubbies reclaimed the lead in the fifth inning on a Yan Gomes home run. Kershaw knew it off the bat.
The Dodger bats very much got to National League ERA leader (entering the game) Marcus Stroman in the sixth with two run Max Muncy homer followed by a J.D. Martinez solo shot (his 4th of the year) to take the 5-3 lead.
Max Muncy hit 4 home runs in the series in Chicago.
Mookie Betts chipped in 2 more runs with a double in the top of the 9th.
That’s 2 hits and 4 RBI for the starting shortstop.
Mookie on his first career start at the position: “it was a lot of fun. The most important thing is we won.”
One concerning note, 17 of the 22 runs the Dodgers scored in the four game series at Wrigley Field came via the home run ball.
Dodger Pitching
Clayton Kershaw was solid in 6 innings. He allowed one earned run on 3 hits and a walk. He struck out 6 en route to win number 4 this season, tying him for the MLB lead in wins. His 2.32 ERA is 7th best in the NL.
Lefty Justin Bruihl got the 7th, tossing his 4th clean inning since being recalled from Triple-A OKC earlier this week.
Brusdar Graterol took down the final two innings, pitching around some traffic in the 9th to pick up his first save of the season.
Up Next
The Dodgers are off on Monday, the club’s first day off in 10 games. They’ll fly to Pittsburgh and open a three game series against the Pirates starting on Tuesday. Noah Syndergaard starts on Tuesday before Tony Gonsolin makes his 2023 debut on Wednesday. Julio Urias will look to get back on track in an early start on Thursday morning.
MY DADDY LIVED BLEED AND DIED DODGER BLUE JACKIE ROBINSON HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY IDOL BECAUSE OF WHAT HE LITERALLY FOUGHT FOR AND STOOD UP FOR THE RIGHT TO PLAY BASEBALL AND MY OLDEST SON WAS BORN IN OAKLAND CA AND BECAME A VERY FAITHFUL DODGERS FAN HIS ALLTIME FAVORITE PLAYER AT 8 YRS OLD IS OREL HERSHISER AND MY 2ND SON IS FAITHFUL TO THE DODGERS BLUE BECAUSE OF MY DADDY AND ME.IVE NEVER BEEN TO SAN FRANCISCO TO WATCH THE DODGERS PLAY THERE AND MY LAST WISH I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR IS TO GO TO THE DODGERS GAME IN SF WITH MY KIDS AND THEIR KIDS AND BOTH MY DAUGHTER N LAW AND MY SON N LAW JUST LIKE I WAS ABLE TO BE WITH MY DADDY MY GRANDPARENTS AND MY UNCLE GEORGE I AM GONNA KEEP PRAYING FOR MY DESIRE TO GET TO DO THE ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN MY HAPPY PLACE ALL OF MY LIFE GO DODGERS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK OKAY
I’M NOT ABLE TO AFFORD TO PAY THE PRICES THAT SF CHARGES FOR THE TICKETS BECAUSE I’M A DISABLED SENIOR WITH A WALKER AND MY SERVICE ANIMAL EZEKIEL AND I’M GONNA KEEP PRAYING FOR MY WISH TO COME TRUE AND I’M TALKING ABOUT ALL OF US TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME JUST WANTING TO BE ABLE TO GET TO SEE MY BOYS IN BLUE PLAY IN SF WITH MY FAMILY THANK YOU SO MUCH