I think Sam would like to find a different location for that breaking ball,'' Giants manager Gabe Kapler said about the eighth inning.
LaMonte is very capable of making that play. Thairo Estrada had two hits for the Giants, who have dropped two straight after winning five of six before the All-Star break.įreeman began the Dodgers' eighth with a base hit to center field, advanced to second on a wild pitch and then moved to third when Giants first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr., who had just come into the game, booted Max Muncy's ground ball with one out.Īfter Gavin Lux struck out, Jake Lamb was hit by a pitch to load the bases and set up Bellinger's 12th homer of the season, which went into the stands in the right-field corner. Betts had a three-run homer in the eighth inning Thursday night to give the Dodgers a 9-6 victory. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman each had two hits for the Dodgers, who are an NL best 32-13 at home this season. ''I've obviously shown my belief in him and his teammates have too. You just got to keep running guys like that out there and believe that it's going to turn,'' Roberts said of Bellinger. ''He knows the moments and he's come out on top of big moments. 187 average since the start of last year. Manager Dave Roberts continues to show confidence in the 2019 NL MVP despite his struggles the past two seasons. ''In that situation, I was seeing the ball well and put a good swing on it.'' When you don't try to do too much, good things happen,'' Bellinger said. With two outs and an 0-2 count, Bellinger connected on a curveball over the plate from Sam Long (1-3) on the sixth pitch of the at-bat for his seventh career grand slam. Going into his fourth at-bat of the night though, he was 5 for 73 in regular-season games against the Dodgers' longtime NL West rival since the start of last season. 281 (62 for 221) with six homers and 31 RBIs against the Giants from 2017-20. It feels good to put the right swing on the ball and see the results,'' Bellinger said.īellinger batted. LOS ANGELES (AP) Cody Bellinger has struggled the past two seasons, but for at least one at-bat he was able to rediscover his past form.īellinger's grand slam broke a tie in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 Friday night for their ninth straight win at home.
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