Kershaw’pitching and Betts’ two home runs help Dodgers beat the Yankees 8-4
Los Angeles Dodgers #22 Clayton Kershaw (LHP) had nine strikeouts against the New York Yankees. Photo by Jerry Kelly/TGSportstv1.
LOS ANGELES, CA - Clayton Kershaw (7-4) went 7.0 innings and allowed only two runs and nine strikeouts, and Mookie Betts's second game with two home runs beat helped the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Yankees at Dodgers Stadium 8-4.
This would be the first time in Betts' career of having back-to-back games with two home runs in a game.
"[He's] the modern-day Rickey Henderson," Roberts said of Betts at the leadoff spot. "He's instant offense. Getting in the box, we throw up a zero, and he puts up 1-0 in the bottom of the first. Guys feed off that.
New York Yankees #99 Aaron Judge hit a ground ball into a double-play in the top of the first inning. Photo by Jerry Kelly/TGSportstv1.
Kershaw's first pitch led to a single by Gleyber Torres into center field. Moments later, he got Aaron Judge to hit into a double-play to get the first two outs and struck out Anthony Rizzo for the final out in the top of the first inning.
Los Angeles led 1-0 in the bottom of the second inning when Mookie Betts hit a solo home run over the left-field wall. Max Muncy would give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead with his two-run home run over right field.
Things got worse for the Yankees' pitcher Luis Severino, after giving up a single to center field by James Outman, allowing J.D. Martinez to come home to make the score 4-0.
Los Angeles Dodgers #50 Mookie Betts (RF) second home run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Photo by Jerry Kelly/TGSportstv1.
Miguel Vargas would hit a sacrifice fly ball to center field, allowing Jason Heyward to tag up from third base, and the Dodgers now led 5-0. The Dodgers would end the inning leading 6-0 after Betts hit a single to left field and Vargas scored.
New York would trail 6-1 in the top of the second inning when Josh Donaldson had a solo home run over center field.
The Dodgers led 7-1 in the bottom of the third inning with a home run by Martinez to center field. The Yankees were down 7-2 with a solo home run by Giancarlo Stanton into center field in the top of the fourth inning.
Betts continued his hot hitting after hitting another home run over the left field wall to give the Dodgers an 8-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.
The Yankees would score two runs in the top of the ninth inning when Donaldson hit a two-run home run making the core of the final 8-4 as the Dodgers took the first game of the three-game- series.
Luis Severino (0-1) pitched 4.0 innings and gave up nine hits and 5 five runs.