Field Level Media
25 May 2022, 12:55 GMT+10
Mookie Betts hit two home runs and Walker Buehler tossed six strong innings to power the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 9-4 victory over the host Washington Nationals on Tuesday.
Trailing 3-2 entering the second inning, the Dodgers took the lead for good when Betts belted a three-run home run to left after Chris Taylor led off with a single and advanced to second on a walk to Gavin Lux.
The Dodgers pushed their lead to 7-3 in the third inning when Taylor blasted a two-run homer to right-center field after Justin Turner was hit by a pitch.
Nationals right-hander Josiah Gray (4-4) allowed seven runs on five hits, including three homers, with five strikeouts and three walks in three innings.
Betts, who finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs, two runs and a walk, smacked his second homer of the game -- a 360-foot solo shot to left off reliever Victor Arano -- in the fourth inning to make it 8-3.
Buehler (6-1) allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits to go along with three strikeouts and two walks in six innings.
Max Muncy drew a bases-loaded walk off Josh Rogers to push the lead to 9-3 in the sixth before Nelson Cruz's run-scoring single in the seventh cut it to 9-4.
After the Dodgers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in their first at-bat on Trea Turner's two-run home run to center, the Nationals took the lead in the bottom of the frame.
Cesar Hernandez led off with a single, advanced to third on Keibert Ruiz's double and scored on Juan Soto's groundout. The Nationals tied the game when Ruiz scored on Cruz's infield single.
Cruz, who finished 3-for-5, gave Washington a 3-2 lead shortly thereafter when he scored on Taylor's throwing error following Josh Bell's single.
--Field Level Media
Get a daily dose of Salt Lake City Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Salt Lake City Sun.
More InformationWASHINGTON D.C.: Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman have won U.S. contracts to develop missiles to intercept hypersonic weapons.The decision means ...
NEW YORK, New York - Stocks in Asia fell sharply on Wednesday following large falls on Wall Street blamed on ...
NEW DELHI, India: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor Michael Patra says India's retail inflation is likely to breach ...
WASHINGTON D.C.: Despite weather and staffing issues resulting in travel disruptions, last week the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened ...
NEW YORK, New York - Disappointing economic data put an end to Wall Street's recent rally Tuesday, with all indices ...
LONDON, England: According to a report in the UK's Guardian newspaper, a government advisory agency, the National Health Service Pay ...
Manila[Philippines], June 25 (ANI): The Philippines has terminated talks with China for a joint energy project in the South China ...
Zurich [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI): The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided that the boxing ...
Dublin [Ireland], June 25 (ANI): The Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team is all set to take on the Netherlands in ...
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law a bipartisan gun safety bill in ...
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Researchers describe the morphological and genomic features of a 'macro' microbe' -- a giant filamentous ...
Los Angeles FC are finalizing a deal with Welsh superstar Gareth Bale, multiple outlets reported Saturday. The 32-year-old forward will ...