NLCS Game 4: Mookie Betts swings the Dodgers closer to the World SeriesMookie Betts set a postseason career high with four RBI in Thursday’s win. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Megan GarciaIt wasn’t long ago that Mookie Betts was mired in a postseason hitting slump that extended into a third postseason.That’s history. And so was he on Thursday, as he created a few … [Read more...] about NLCS: Mookie Betts swings the Dodgers closer to the World Series
NLCS Game 4: Max Muncy —the on-base machine
Max Muncy reached base four times in Game 4 of the NLCS. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneOne night after Max Muncy made Dodger history, joining Justin Turner and Corey Seager as the all-time Dodger postseason home run leaders, Muncy made Major League history.The veteran infielder walked in his first three plate appearances on Thursday in Game 4 of the National … [Read more...] about NLCS Game 4: Max Muncy —the on-base machine
NLCS: The Dodgers are giving new meaning to ‘good eye’
(Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneMax Muncy’s postseason-record on-base streak ended on Thursday in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series with an oddity.New York Mets relief pitcher Danny Young threw a sweeper that began to drift away from the strikezone midway along its path to the catcher’s mitt. Muncy swung and missed at the pitch that was far out of … [Read more...] about NLCS: The Dodgers are giving new meaning to ‘good eye’
NLCS: The Dodgers enter Game 5 with a sense of urgency
Jack Flaherty starts Games 5. (Juan Ocampo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsborneAt a point during the National League Division Series, manager Dave Roberts said that the Dodgers didn’t just start building momentum. They didn’t begin to play with a sense of urgency.It was before October.There was the last week of the season when the team was still batting the San Diego Padres for … [Read more...] about NLCS: The Dodgers enter Game 5 with a sense of urgency
NLCS Game 5: The Dodgers head home after the Mets loosen their grip on an NL title
Brent Honeywell went 4 1/3 innings on Friday. (Lucy Raskin/MLB)by Cary OsborneMidway through Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers made things uncomfortable for a Mets team that was seemingly on its way to a blowout victory to save its season.Rookie Andy Pages had hit his second home run of the game in the fifth inning and Mookie Betts followed with a … [Read more...] about NLCS Game 5: The Dodgers head home after the Mets loosen their grip on an NL title