In the bottom of the 9th Sunday in
Atlanta, the Braves intentionally walked
Shohei Ohtani, choosing instead to pitch
to Mookie Betts, putting runners on 1st
and 2nd with 2 outs. Bad mistake. "I'm
still Mookie Betts," he said. The
Dodgers RF promptly singled to center,
scoring Will Smith and breaking a 2-2
tie. The Dodgers then scored 6 more
runs, including 3 successive HRs, to
blast the Braves. Betts is represented
on 74 of 75 Ballots in the Batters
Contest this year, and he re-qualifies
and rejoins the rankings as of today.
Above, he hammers the pitch off Braves
RHP Raisel Iglesias with Freddie Freeman
observing.
(Photo by Jeff
Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty
Images)
Congratulations to our
weekly winner
Brooke Glidden.