Mookie Betts Blasts 35th Home Run In Victory
Mookie Betts went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, three RBI, and two runs scored in a 7-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Betts stayed hot in this one, slugging his 35th long ball of the year in top of the sixth inning. He took Chris Murphy deep with Austin Barnes aboard to give the Dodgers a 4-0 lead before he singled in Miguel Rojas to extend the Los Angeles lead to 6-2 in the eighth. Betts has simply been on fire over the last 30 games, putting up a ridiculous 1.214 OPS to go along with eight home runs and 26 RBI. He has fewer strikeouts (18) than RBI over that 30-game span, remarkable. Overall, the 30-year-old All-Star is slashing .315/.407/.611 with 35 home runs, 93 RBI, and 10 stolen bases over 483 at-bats. One more home run will give him a new career-high as he smashed 35 home runs in 2022 and has already matched that mark this season.
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Mookie Betts Scores Three Runs In Dodgers Win On Thursday
Mookie Betts went 1-for-1 on Thursday with two walks, three runs scored, and two RBI. The Dodgers jumped on top of the Athletics early in this contest, scoring 15 runs in the first four innings and holding on to win 19-2. After the fourth inning, the Dodgers' manager, Dave Roberts, entered some of his bench players, and Miguel Rojas entered the game for Betts, which prevented Betts from stuffing the stat line even more last night. Nonetheless, Betts is slashing .269/.352/.429 on the season with six home runs, 36 runs scored, 28 RBI, and four stolen bases in 179 plate appearances. The 32-year-old showed some signs of doubt early in the season when he was losing all of that weight and didn't make the trip with the team to Japan, but has settled in nicely to start the season, and fantasy managers should not question whether to start Betts or not. He is a set-and-forget kind of guy. Next up for the Dodgers is a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels.
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Mookie Betts Resting On Tuesday
Mookie Betts is not in the team's starting lineup for Tuesday's contest in Miami against the hosting Marlins. Veteran Miguel Rojas will start at short and bat seventh against Marlins right-hander Cal Quantrill. This will be Betts' first game on the bench since March 29 after he was still building up his strength that caused him to miss the club's two-game season-opening series in Tokyo, Japan, against the Chicago Cubs. The 32-year-old eight-time All-Star and former MVP cooled off a bit after a hot start, but he's gone 12-for-33 (.364) with a homer, double, triple, 10 RBI and 12 runs scored in his last eight games since April 27. Betts continues to be a must-start in L.A.'s dangerous lineup when he's on the field. Rojas is a low-upside DFS play at shortstop and is hitting .400 in just five career at-bats against Quantrill.
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Mookie Betts Drives In Four In Win
Mookie Betts went 2-for-4 with a triple and four RBI in his team's 12-7 win over the Miami Marlins. That marks back-to-back multi-hit efforts for the fantasy stalwart, as he's currently riding a four-game hit and RBI streak. Betts' average exit velocity (87.8 MPH) and hard-hit rate (30.3%) are down a few ticks from what he usually sees. However, that isn't to say he's been unproductive. The 32-year-old is slashing a solid .250/.339/.407 with four home runs, three doubles, 19 RBI, and 19 runs scored. Furthermore, he's dropped his strikeout rate yet again to a microscopic 8.1%. While it'd be nice to see some more power out of him, he should continue to be an RBI and run-scoring machine nestled in between teammates Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman in the lineup. Betts' average should come around soon.
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Mookie Betts Hitting Well To Start Season
Mookie Betts delivered a solid overall performance on Monday, going 2-for-4 with a homer, a double, two runs scored, and two RBI. Betts hit a two-run homer in the first inning to set the tone for the Dodgers. The 32-year-old has been his usual self so far this season, hitting .304 with a .954 OPS and four homers. The only downside so far has been his lack of speed, with only one stolen base to his name. He should continue to be an elite contributor in fantasy, and it helps that he is hitting in one of the best lineups in baseball.
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