LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts hit his two hundredth profession residence run, Julio Urías tossed six innings of two-hit ball and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Saturday to increase their profitable streak to seven video games.
Trea Turner and Freddie Freeman additionally homered for the Dodgers, who’ve gained 14 of their final 15. Gavin Lux added an RBI triple within the sixth.
It was the primary time this season Betts, Turner and Freeman have homered in the identical sport.
Urías (9-6) struck out 5 to enhance to 6-0 in his final seven begins. David Value got here on late within the ninth inning for his second profession save.
The Giants appeared headed towards being shut out for the fifth time this season earlier than placing collectively a two-out rally within the ninth. Thairo Estrada and Yermin Mercedes drew walks off Reyes Moronta earlier than Luis González and Joey Bart adopted with RBI singles off Value.
Value then obtained Austin Slater wanting on a sinker with a 2-2 depend to finish the menace. The Giants have dropped three straight after profitable 5 of six earlier than the All-Star break.
Giants starter Alex Wooden (6-8) struck out 5 straight Dodger hitters earlier than Betts and Turner hit back-to-back solo pictures within the third inning. Each got here on sinkers with a full depend and marked the fifth time this season the Dodgers had hit consecutive homers.
Betts turned the twenty seventh energetic participant to succeed in the 200-homer milestone after going deep to left subject. It was Betts’ second of the four-game sequence and his twenty second of the season, which is tied for fourth within the NL.
9 pitches later, Turner prolonged his hitting streak to 10 video games with a drive into the stands in heart.
Freeman’s solo shot to right-center off John Brebbia within the seventh inning gave him an 11-game hitting streak. Freeman — who leads the NL with 118 hits and is second in batting common (.324) — is batting .524 (22 for 42) with 5 homers and 10 RBIs throughout that span.
Wooden went four-plus innings and allowed two runs on 4 hits and struck out six.
STREAKING ALONG
This marks the fourth time since Turner was acquired by the Dodgers on the commerce deadline final 12 months that he has had a hitting streak of 10 or extra video games.
TWO-OUT MAGIC
All however one of many Dodgers’ 18 runs within the first three video games of this sequence have include two outs. Of their 14 hits with two outs, 11 have gone for further bases.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Giants: 3B Evan Longoria was taken out within the backside of the fourth inning with a strained proper hamstring. It occurred whereas making an attempt to beat out a double-play ball earlier within the body. … SS Brandon Crawford (left knee irritation) took floor balls for the primary time since he obtained a cortisone shot final Sunday.
Dodgers: RHP Blake Treinen (shoulder) threw a bullpen earlier than the sport. … LHP Andrew Heaney stays on schedule to rejoin the rotation subsequent week. With Los Angeles taking part in 18 straight video games after the All-Star break, supervisor Dave Roberts might go together with a six-man employees for at the very least one flip.
UP NEXT
Giants: RHP Alex Cobb (3-4, 4.09 ERA) goes for his first win since Might 17. He’s 0-3 in his final eight begins.
