Sometimes in baseball, one swing can propel a player.
In the sixth inning last night, Dodgers star outfielder Mookie Betts cracked a first pitch fastball from lefty reliever Josh Fleming over the right field wall. It gave Los Angeles a 7-1 lead in Game 1 of the World Series and it was Betts’ first playoff homer with the club.
For Game 2 tonight, PointsBet Sportsbook has several betting options for Betts. He’s +275 to hit a homer, +1300 to homer twice, -112 to drive in a run, -304 to record a hit and +300 to record five total bases.
Betts is also +375 to steal a base in tonight’s game. He swiped two bags in Game 1 and has four stolen bases already this postseason. [[ad:athena]]
Tonight, Betts faces Blake Snell, a pitcher he’s had pretty strong success against. In 23 career at-bats against Tampa’s southpaw starter, Betts is 7-for-23 (.304) with a homer, two doubles and six RBIs while posting a .522 slugging percentage and .892 OPS.
While the Dodgers are just three wins away from their World Series since 1988, Betts is trying to win his second championship with his second team in his second city. Odds are good that he’ll be in the running for any extra postseason hardware if he keeps doing what he’s doing.
“If he finishes strong in this series, he’s the face of Major League Baseball,” one baseball handicapper told NBC Sports. “The best in the game usually roll good games together. That homer last night can propel him. That team is just so dangerous right now. Betts has hit Snell pretty well, plus he bats leadoff so you get extra at-bats and extra opportunities.”
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