Mookie Betts went 4-for-6 in Game 4 of the NLCS. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)by Cary OsbornePart of the city that never sleeps went silent in the sixth inning on Thursday — Citi Field.Mookie Betts slugged a home run over the wall in left field to give the Dodgers a five-run lead in the sixth inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.And there was a stunned … [Read more...] about NLCS Game 4: Dodgers give the Mets the sound of silence
NLCS: Mookie Betts swings the Dodgers closer to the World Series
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