Mookie Betts didn’t have the best season for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In fact, midway through, he called it a lost season, essentially admitting his numbers would never reach the point he would’ve wanted them to be at.
But now it’s what some people call the “new season,” the postseason, when everything starts fresh. And Mookie looks ready to help the Dodgers defend their World Series title.
On Wednesday night, Betts had four hits, including three doubles.
It’s only the third three-double game in a potential postseason clincher in MLB history, according to MLB Network’s Sarah Langs.
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The first was by Max Carey in Game 7 of the 1925 World Series. The second was by Trot Nixon in Game 4 of the 2004 World Series.
Langs also shared that Betts is just the second Dodgers player to have three doubles in any postseason game. The first was Jim Gilliam, who did it in the 1953 World Series.
L.A. used Betts’ big performance to help cruise past the Cincinnati Reds, sweeping the best-of-three series in two straightforward contests.
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The challenge gets harder now, but if Betts is on a roll, the Dodgers can beat anyone. Their pitching is on point, and their lineup is deep and dangerous. The Dodgers are ready to make their noise again.
Up next: The Philadelphia Phillis in what should be a magnificent NLDS.
The fact that Betts is in a groove should give the Dodgers immense confidence of pulling off what, by postseason seeds, would be an upset.
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